A Greener Tomorrow initiative enters its second year 6/3/2015

On the back of its successful debut project, Emirates has announced the continuation of its ‘A Greener Tomorrow’ initiative for a second year, allocating USD 150,000 to support environmental or conservation-based not-for-profit organizations in safeguarding their local environment. ...more

French host of climate talks seeks EU pledge by March 20 6/3/2015

EU ministers must agree by March 20 a European Union goal to cut the bloc's emissions by at least 40 percent as its official contribution to U.N. climate change talks, French Energy Minister Segolene Royal said on Thursday. ...more

Chile eyes new push on a glacier protection law 6/3/2015

The Chilean government and congressional lawmakers agreed this week to work together to try to pass legislation to protect the country's glaciers, a move that could hinder development of mining projects in the world's No. 1 copper exporter. ...more

Mass fish deaths off Singapore coast spark concern (PHOTOS) 6/3/2015

Last Sunday morning, Bryan Ang woke up onboard his floating fish farm on the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore to find nearly all his stock had died. ...more

Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate 6/3/2015

One of the largest area studies of forest loss impacting biodiversity shows that a third of the Amazon is headed toward or has just past a threshold of forest cover below which species loss is faster and more damaging. ...more

Jordan’s 6,000 mosques to be sun-powered 5/3/2015

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced a new initiative that will convert all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques to solar generated power beginning this year. ...more

Philippine cities most at risk from disasters, study shows 5/3/2015

Of the 10 world cities most exposed to natural hazards, eight are in the Philippines, according to research which also showed that over half of the 100 cities most exposed to earthquakes, storms and other disasters were found in four Asian nations. ...more

Nepal tells Mount Everest litterbugs to take out the trash 5/3/2015

Six decades after the first conquest of the world's highest peak, tons of rubbish and human waste abandoned by hundreds of Mount Everest climbers is starting to raise a stink. ...more

Pee-powered 'green' toilet to light up refugee camps 5/3/2015

A toilet that uses urine to generate electricity and can charge a mobile phone will soon light up dark corners of refugee camps after being tested by students in Britain. ...more

Leonardo DiCaprio and Netflix making a bunch of movies about the environment 5/3/2015

Leonardo DiCaprio is relying on Netflix to forward his environmental agenda. ...more