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![China opens first environmental court China opens first environmental court](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9492836e-0b1f-4442-ba4c-3643dd8d7a34_.jpg) |
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The environmental court established in the southern Chinese province of Fujian has appointed 12 specialist consultants who will assist litigators on technical issues. ...more |
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![India hits U.S., China with solar imports anti-dumping duties India hits U.S., China with solar imports anti-dumping duties](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b23675a3-0024-4cfb-a375-ac733cdfcaad_.jpg) |
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The order, almost certain to anger India's trading partners, sets duties of between 11 and 81 U.S. cents per watt and comes after an investigation which started in 2011 ...more |
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![In big public push, White House seeks to smooth way for carbon curbs In big public push, White House seeks to smooth way for carbon curbs](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5eb66b2d-cf04-45ad-8c5b-0b1fefda2dea_.jpeg) |
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Speaking separately to historically black Morehouse College in Atlanta in April, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy proposed new rules in terms of social justice, as poor black communities are disproportionately affected by air pollution. ...more |
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![AVERDA retrieves over 1.2 million recyclables through innovative awareness building tool AVERDA retrieves over 1.2 million recyclables through innovative awareness building tool](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2acfaf7a-0dc9-48ce-b31d-5c018f183aa9_.JPG) |
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Abu Dhabi and Dubai alone generate close to 40,000 tonnes of solid waste daily, a rate which projects that most of the country's landfills may reach their capacities within the next decade. ...more |
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![The sunken forest of Lake Kaindy (PHOTOS) The sunken forest of Lake Kaindy (PHOTOS)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_92ea5400-dfa2-4c21-85a5-dd28689b3a87_.jpg) |
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Kaindy Lake is a 400 meter long lake in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains located 129 km from the city of Almaty. ...more |
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![Cool new environmentally-friendly motorcycle Cool new environmentally-friendly motorcycle](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6d56d21c-3300-4a35-8250-2c21a7cc7485_.jpg) |
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Turns out it is easy being green. The Johammer J1 is an electric bike with an in-line motor that's both efficient and silent, and offers a class-leading 200-kilometer range from a single charge. ...more |
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![Shetland seabed turbine power hailed a community 'world first' Shetland seabed turbine power hailed a community 'world first'](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a10a634c-f30d-402d-8b35-131a8306b170_.jpg) |
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A community-owned tidal power turbine in Shetland, Scotland has started exporting electricity to the local grid in what is being hailed a world first. ...more |
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![Mountain Bull dead: Iconic Kenyan elephant reportedly killed by poachers (VIDEO/PHOTOS) Mountain Bull dead: Iconic Kenyan elephant reportedly killed by poachers (VIDEO/PHOTOS)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9c92c2cf-30d7-4e4d-af23-32421c1199ac_.jpg) |
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Conservationists did everything they could to save Mountain Bull, the legendary Kenyan elephant. ...more |
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![Fungi clean contaminated soil Fungi clean contaminated soil](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cf2653a3-318d-4eff-b275-25ac69545339_.jpg) |
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A new system for cleaning soils contaminated with industrial toxins harnesses the power of White rot - a common fungus that decays fallen wood in forests. Research in Finland shows it can also destroy dioxins and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons. ...more |
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![Arab states lag behind in ‘green’ campuses Arab states lag behind in ‘green’ campuses](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a20eb200-e703-4a0f-8b75-1760db89becc_.JPG) |
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The Arab world has been late to join the ‘green’ universities movement, which strives for lower emissions and less water consumption. ...more |
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