DEWA launches Every Drop Matters campaign 18/8/2015

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a new awareness campaign under the theme, ‘Every Drop Matters’, to raise awareness among Dubai residents on the need to rationalize water use by adopting environmentally friendly practices to reduce water wastage and ensure its sustainability for generations to come. ...more

Cuba on edge as drought worsens 18/8/2015

Cuba put its civil defense system on alert on Monday due to a year-long drought that is forecast to worsen in the coming months and has already damaged agriculture and left more than a million people relying on trucked-in water. ...more

City grime 'breathes back out' polluting nitrogen gases 18/8/2015

Scientists say the grime which clings to urban surfaces "breathes out" nitrogen gases when hit by sunlight. ...more

Brigitte Bardot calls on UN to counter 'trophy hunting' 18/8/2015

Former French screen legend turned animal activist Brigitte Bardot is calling on the head of the United Nations to urgently make a stand against "trophy hunting" following July's killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by an American dentist. ...more

Skip the car charger: Roads with a jolt of electricity are coming to the U.K. 18/8/2015

Sure, ditching a gas guzzler in favor of an ultra-low-emission, electricity-powered vehicle is better for the environment. But what happens if you’re on a road trip, your electric car’s battery runs out of juice, and—horror—there’s no outlet around to plug in for a recharge? ...more

UAE coast: nesting turtles return to Kalba 17/8/2015

For the first time in about four decades, sea turtles returned this year to nest on a beach at Khor Kalba on the Indian Ocean. ...more

Bug-killing book pages clean murky drinking water 17/8/2015

A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in its first field trials. ...more

Elephant skin graft gives mutilated rhino second chance 17/8/2015

A rhinoceros in South Africa that was mutilated by poachers for its horn is getting a chance to recover after receiving a skin graft from an elephant, a veterinarian told AFP Saturday. ...more

The shocking number of people dying daily from China’s air pollution 17/8/2015

China’s smog-filled streets aren’t just forcing people to wear hospital masks to keep from coughing when they brave the outdoors. The smog is also killing residents at an alarming rate. ...more

US EPA proposes regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills 17/8/2015

As part of the Administration's Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposals to further reduce emissions of methane-rich gas from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. ...more