Vattenfall starts work on UK hybrid wind and solar farm 13/1/2016

Vattenfall is to start construction on its first solar project in the UK this month, as part of a pilot project to help the Swedish energy giant maximize the generation potential of its existing UK sites. ...more

No incinerators without prior approval: Environment Ministry 12/1/2016

Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk has filed a request with Lebanese Customs to ban the importation of incinerators over environmental concerns. ...more

Antarctic icebergs have surprise role in slowing warming: study 12/1/2016

The biggest icebergs breaking off Antarctica unexpectedly help to slow global warming as they melt away into the chill Southern Ocean, scientists said on Monday. ...more

Pocket-sized device charges your phone with water 12/1/2016

A sleek new device could help you charge your phone without an electric outlet. ...more

Delhi court rejects challenge to car restrictions 12/1/2016

A Delhi court on Monday rejected a legal challenge to driving restrictions aimed at reducing pollution in the smog-choked Indian capital. ...more

GPS vultures swoop down on illegal dumps in Peru 12/1/2016

The lowly vulture is a dirty scavenger to many, but Peruvian environmental authorities have recast the birds as superheroes and outfitted them with high-tech gear in a bid to crack down on illegal garbage dumps. ...more

Sensor network can detect exact location and size of ocean pollution 12/1/2016

In the future, when fossil fuels are no longer the leading source of energy around the world and oil platforms aren't pumping oil from beneath the ocean floor, we won't have to worry about oil spills, but unfortunately, ocean pollution from spills, leaks and other sources is still a reality. ...more

Donald Trump fined for pollution from one of his private jets 12/1/2016

A parliamentary petition backed by 500,000 people has so far failed to bar Donald Trump from the UK, but the controversial US presidential candidate and climate change skeptic now faces a new deterrent: a fine for the carbon pollution from one of his enormous private jets. ...more

Beijing to shut 2500 firms this year to fight pollution 11/1/2016

The Chinese capital will close 2500 small polluting firms this year in its latest effort to combat pollution, state news agency Xinhua reported citing the municipal government. ...more

Oklahoma earthquakes raise calls for restrictions on energy firms 11/1/2016

Earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week, including one of the strongest ever recorded in the state, have led to calls for the governor to make changes to oil and gas drilling regulations and reduce seismic activity scientists link to the energy industry. ...more