U.N. climate summit harvests a host of commitments 24/9/2014

At the end of a daylong climate change summit, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon compiled a summary of governmental and private climate and energy commitments. ...more

Hollande says France to offer $1 billion to climate fund for poor 24/9/2014

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday announced that France will contribute $1 billion to a near-empty global fund to help poor countries adapt to the effects of climate change as he addressed the United Nation's summit on climate change. ...more

Seattle imposes fine for too many food scraps in the garbage 24/9/2014

Seattle residents who throw too many pizza crusts, coffee grounds and uneaten leftovers in their regular garbage will now face a fine, in one of the toughest mandatory composting efforts in the country, officials said on Tuesday. ...more

The important role that agroecological farming can play to feed the world 24/9/2014

Governments must shift subsidies and research funding from agro-industrial monoculture to small farmers using 'agroecological' methods, according to the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. ...more

Finnair flies in to New York on recycled cooking oil 24/9/2014

Sustainable biofuels landed at the New York Climate Conference yesterday courtesy of Finnair, which powered its flight from Helsinki using a new fuel made from recycled cooking oil. ...more

Environment Society of Oman gears up for eco contest 23/9/2014

The much anticipated third Inter-College Environmental Public Speaking Competition (ICPSC) will be organized on October 28 and 29 said The Environment Society of Oman (ESO). ...more

Britain pledges funds in fight against deforestation 23/9/2014

Britain on Monday promised $234 million to step up the fight against deforestation, tackling a key contributor to climate change on the eve of a UN summit. ...more

NYC Mayor launches energy efficiency program modeled after NYC clean heat 23/9/2014

Over the weekend, New York City Mayor de Blasio unveiled an ambitious plan to address energy use in the city’s buildings, called NYC Built to Last. ...more

206 million pounds of chemicals hit US waterways in one year 23/9/2014

A new report prepared by the Environment America Research and Policy Center (EARPC) has revealed that in 2012 alone, more than 206 million pounds of toxic chemicals found were dumped into United States waterways despite efforts by local officials and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent this harmful action. ...more

Philanthropies, including Rockefellers, and investors pledge $50 billion fossil fuel divestment 23/9/2014

The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday announced pledges to divest a total of $50 billion from fossil fuel investments. ...more