The Zayed Future Energy Prize calls for clean energy innovators during New York trip 7/4/2015

During the week of April 13, leaders in clean energy from Abu Dhabi will attend and speak at a series of events in New York, to share their commitment to renewables and to highlight the benefits of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. ...more

Radiation from Fukushima disaster newly detected off Canada's coast 7/4/2015

Radiation from Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too low to pose a significant threat to human or marine life, scientists said on Monday. ...more

India measures air quality in world's most polluted capital 7/4/2015

India's prime minister suggested Monday the country's "age-old traditions" could be used to ease its choking smog, as he launched a new air quality index for the world's most polluted capital. ...more

'Green' political donor vows climate agenda push in 2016 U.S. race 7/4/2015

Environmental activist and billionaire Tom Steyer served notice on Monday that he will use his wealth to try to bring climate change into the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, vowing to target Republican hopefuls who deny the connection between burning fossil fuels and rising global temperatures. ...more

Corn husks a promising source of renewable fuel 7/4/2015

US scientists said Monday they have found a way to use discarded corn husks and stalks to make cheap hydrogen fuel that doesn't pollute the environment like fossil fuels. ...more

Major sandstorm disrupts air traffic in UAE, Gulf region (PHOTOS) 3/4/2015

A major sandstorm across the United Arab Emirates disrupted flights at Dubai's two international airports on Thursday and caused delays at other air transport centers in the Gulf, according to authorities. ...more

California used 70 million gallons of water in fracking in 2014 3/4/2015

California oil producers used 214 acre-feet of water, equivalent to nearly 70 million gallons, in the process of fracking for oil and gas in the state last year, less than previously projected, state officials told Reuters on Thursday. ...more

Oregon lawmakers consider banning plastic beads in cosmetics 3/4/2015

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to ban tiny plastic beads that show up in everything from toothpaste to facial scrubs and end up in waterways, harming fish that mistake them for food, environmentalists and lawmakers said on Thursday. ...more

China to toughen inspection on air quality data: Xinhua 3/4/2015

China's vice minister for environmental protection has announced a two-year inspection campaign to root out fake air quality data and accused some local governments of manipulating the data to meet national standards, state media said. ...more

Ice melt endangers Arctic mammals 3/4/2015

Three kinds of whale, six varieties of seal, the walrus and the polar bear all have these five things in common: they are marine mammals; they depend on the Arctic for their survival as species; they are vulnerable; and biologists know surprisingly little about them. ...more