Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) announces plans to go green 17/7/2014

Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) has announced its plans to go green by promoting the use of smart devices and technologically advance platforms across its schools. ...more

These two architectural marvels of the future are inspired by climate change 17/7/2014

Two very large and very different edifices in distant parts of the world are nearing construction. ...more

Oxford Street named most NO2 polluted place in the world 17/7/2014

The air around London’s Oxford Street is the world’s worst for NO2 emissions according to new research. ...more

Google's street view takes on America's gas leaks 17/7/2014

Google Inc's Street View cars have captured the world's roads, highways and back alleys for years. Now they are being used for something entirely different: detecting the thousands of natural gas leaks blighting major U.S. cities. ...more

Rare Florida forest to be bulldozed and turned into Wal-Mart 17/7/2014

A plot of Miami-Dade forest home to rare plants and endangered species is to be torn down to make way for a Wal-Mart, a move that's causing alarm among some environmentalists. ...more

Environment Society of Oman ties up with Oman Oil Company, Port of Duqm to conserve turtles 16/7/2014

The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU); one with Oman Oil Company (OOC) and the other with Port of Duqm, for supporting the conservation of marine turtles on the Masirah Island. ...more

Sand power: A better battery 16/7/2014

Technology of the future is hard to see coming — sometimes because you can't see it. ...more

Exposure to Aircraft noise a continuing problem even with quieter engines 16/7/2014

Millions of urban Europeans are exposed to aviation noise that contributes to stress, high blood pressure and even weight gain, say health specialists who want stronger measures to make flying quieter. ...more

Wasting water in California will now cost you $500 16/7/2014

Here’s a list of things that could now get you fined up to $500 a day in California, where a multi-year drought is sucking reservoirs and snowpacks dry ...more

Germany pledges $1bn to UN climate change fund 16/7/2014

Aid group Oxfam has called on other rich nations to follow the example of Germany, which has promised €750m ($1bn) for the UN's fledgling Green Climate Fund. ...more