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

Middle East’s first rainforest coming to Dubai 4/3/2015

Dubai developers reach a new zenith in outrageous investment with just-announced plans to build a tropical rainforest on the desert outskirts of the city. The forest will exist within a climate-controlled dome as a key feature of a new luxury housing development. ...more

Watch this Japanese island has grown 11 times bigger in just 15 months thanks to volcanic eruptions (Video) 4/3/2015

A small volcanic island off the coast of Japan is having a major growth spurt. ...more

Kenya destroys 15 tons of ivory taken from poachers 4/3/2015

Kenya's president set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusks during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and trade in ivory. ...more

Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children 4/3/2015

Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7-10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a study published by Jordi Sunyer and colleagues from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Spain, published in this week's PLOS Medicine. ...more

This incredibly futuristic plane could be the future of airliners 4/3/2015

Designer Oscar Viñals has envisioned the future. And the future is the Progress Eagle rendering. ...more