Human pollution extends to Antarctica 4/12/2014

The extent of human pollution has reached Antarctica, with different types of pharmaceuticals found in fish, clams and sea urchins in waters close to Antarctica. ...more

Now, rewritable paper that can help the environment 4/12/2014

Chemists have finally developed a rewritable paper that can be erased and written on more than 20 times with no significant loss in contrast or resolution, which can help the environment. ...more

Morocco heats up with 16 new solar energy plants worth 25 gigawatts 3/12/2014

The Swiss company Sola Terra has recently announced its plan to set up no less than 16 photovoltaic (PV) plants in the super sunny area of southern Morocco. ...more

Developing nations urge deeper climate cuts to zero emissions 3/12/2014

Developing nations called on the rich on Tuesday to do more to lead the fight against climate change in line with scientific findings that global greenhouse gas emissions should fall to net zero by 2100 to avert the worst impacts. ...more

New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 3/12/2014

The Atlantic bluefin tuna gained protections from overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the waters off North Carolina under a federal rule published on Tuesday to better regulate a species coveted by sushi lovers. ...more

Eat less meat, dairy to slow climate change, study says 3/12/2014

Meat and dairy consumption are rising rapidly across the developing world, and consumers are unaware that their appetite for animal products contributes as much to climate change as exhaust emissions from the transport sector, a new survey shows. ...more

China gets serious about reducing smoking 3/12/2014

In 2009, China's estimated 300 million smokers consumed a staggering 2.3 trillion cigarettes: more than the number smoked in the next four top tobacco-consuming countries—Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and the United States—combined. ...more

Recycling and reusing industrial waste in focus at Jubail conference 2/12/2014

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) will organize an international conference on modern technologies in recycling and reusing industrial waste in Jubail Industrial City on December 3-4. ...more

Eleven EU nations call for cleaner air, less waste 2/12/2014

Ministers from 11 EU member states, including France and Germany, have written to the European Commission calling on it to press ahead with a tougher air quality law and new rules on cutting waste, according to a letter seen by Reuters. ...more

Californian drought could wipe out southernmost coho salmon group 2/12/2014

California's three-year drought threatens to wipe out the last of the Muir Woods coho salmon that make their way each year from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in a freshwater creek running through the redwoods near San Francisco, state officials said on Monday. ...more