Solar Decathlon for solar-powered homes Launches Despite US Government Shutdown 7/10/2013

As disappointed as some local fans of the Solar Decathlon may be, it turns out this might have been a good year for the event to move out of Washington, D.C. ...more

Reykjavik Geothermal Agrees to Build 1,000 Megawatts in Ethiopia 7/10/2013

Reykjavik Geothermal, the Icelandic company that’s helped build power plants in more than 30 countries, agreed to develop as much as 1,000 megawatts of projects in Ethiopia over the next 10 years. ...more

Giant hornets kill 42 in China 7/10/2013

Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. ...more

Eco Blue Flags fly at 12 more green beaches in United Arab Emirates 4/10/2013

Nothing says ‘swim to me’ more than Blue Flags. The international symbol is a prestigious sign that a beach is clean, accessible, and eco-friendly, and now 12 more beaches in the United Arab Emirates have earned the Blue Flag. ...more

Giant hornets kill 42 in China 4/10/2013

Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. ...more

Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats, study says 4/10/2013

The world's oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a "deadly trio" of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said on Thursday. ...more

Global food prices fall to 3-year low, FAO trims crop forecasts 4/10/2013

Global food prices are not expected to fall much further after dipping to their lowest level in three years in September, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, trimming its estimate for 2013/14 world cereals production. ...more

Cocoa frog and lilliputian beetle among 60 new species found in Suriname 4/10/2013

Sixty species new to science, including a chocolate-coloured frog and a tiny dung beetle less than 3mm long, have been discovered by scientists in Suriname. ...more

Development project endangers mangrove forest 3/10/2013

Fahd Al-Jubair, Saudi Eastern Province mayor, recently approved a land reclamation project for the Al-Jamieen plots, which may lead to the destruction of an ecologically vital mangrove forest in the Tarout Island. ...more

Heat could cause 'massive' koala decline 3/10/2013

Australia's koala population could face 'massive decline' unless more is done to protect the iconic marsupial from extreme weather. ...more