India offers farmers soil tests to boost yields 20/2/2015

India will provide soil testing for farmers to target the correct use of fertilizers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, to push up yields and cut back on costly misuse. ...more

AFED Secretary General Keynote Speaker at Mediterranean Strategy Conference 19/2/2015

"Green Economy for a Real Arab Spring" was the topic of a keynote speech by Najib Saab, Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), at the opening of a regional conference in Malta. ...more

EU introduces new rules to make cooking greener 19/2/2015

The sale of energy wasting ovens and cooking hobs will be banned across the European Union after the latest set of rules to make household appliances more efficient takes effect from Friday. ...more

Unprecedented sea lion strandings in California linked to warmer Pacific 19/2/2015

The strandings of a record number of sea lion pups along the California coast this year are linked to a puzzling weather pattern that has warmed their Pacific Ocean habitat and likely impacted fish populations they rely on for food, federal scientists said on Wednesday. ...more

World's biggest offshore windfarm approved for Yorkshire coast 19/2/2015

Plans for the world’s biggest offshore windfarm have been given the green light by UK energy secretary, with planning permission for an array of up to 400 turbines 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast on the Dogger Bank. ...more

Here’s what Niagara Falls looks like frozen 19/2/2015

Frigid temperatures by the Great Lakes are giving tourists a whole new reason to visit Niagara Falls. ...more

AFED’s Arab Public Opinion Survey: Protecting the environment by amending consumption patterns 18/2/2015

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) is conducting a public opinion survey on consumption patterns in Arab countries, focusing on three main resources: energy, water and food, which are in nexus with climate change. ...more

Global CO2 emissions to grow at slightly slower rate to 2035: BP 18/2/2015

Global carbon emissions from energy use will grow at 25 percent between 2013 and 2035, a slightly slower rate than previously estimated, BP said on Tuesday, but still above the rate scientists say would avoid the worst effects of climate change. ...more

In a first for a fish, Oregon chub removed from endangered list 18/2/2015

For the first time, a fish has been removed from U.S. Endangered Species Act protection as federal officials declared on Tuesday that a tiny shimmering minnow found only in an Oregon valley was no longer in danger of extinction. ...more

EU on track for green energy goal but UK, Dutch lagging 18/2/2015

EU nations are on track to meet a target to get one fifth of their energy from renewable sources by 2020, even though Britain, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are lagging behind, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Tuesday. ...more