New York's Bloomberg says city air is cleanest in decades 27/9/2013

New York City's air quality has reached the cleanest level in over half a century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday, ...more

Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar 27/9/2013

A federal judge in California has sided with environmental groups in their lawsuit against the U.S. government ...more

IPCC’s Fifth Report Released: Climate Change Escalates 27/9/2013

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today approved and released the first of a series of four reports that will make up the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). It warns of an alarming escalation of impacts – but also shows that preventing climate chaos is still possible. ...more

Kuwaiti environmental foundation plans coastline clean-up 26/9/2013

The Environmental Voluntary Foundation announced Wednesday plans to launch a four-month voluntary drive to clean up Kuwait's coastline. ...more

Japan robot can pick strawberry fields forever for farmer 26/9/2013

The device, which can gather a piece of fruit every eight seconds, uses three cameras to determine which strawberries are ready to pick before darting out an arm and snipping them into its basket. ...more

Columbia unveils largest EV taxi service in South America 26/9/2013

It may come as a surprise to many people to learn that the largest EV taxi service in South America is situated in Bogota, Colombia. While the likes of Europe, the Far East and to a greater extent the US dominate the EV industry it seems as though the principles behind electric vehicle travel have transferred to South America with little trouble. ...more

Loss of digging mammals linked to ecosystem decline 26/9/2013

The rapid loss of foraging animals such as bilbies, bandicoots and potoroos since the European colonisation of Australia has been linked to ecosystem decline, owing to the role they play in keeping land healthy. ...more

Emergency declared around Olympic city Sochi because of floods 26/9/2013

Regional authorities declared a state of emergency in Sochi and evacuated a village because of flooding and mudslides less than five months before the Russian city hosts the Winter Olympics. ...more

KSA electric power investment seen at SR300 billion by 2020 25/9/2013

Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than SR300 billion in electric power sector by the end of 2020, with the aim of increasing production capacity, development of transport networks and stations, and all associated systems, Sawary Energy Vice President Sami Akeel said in a press statement Monday. ...more

Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by cyanide 25/9/2013

More than 80 elephants have been killed for their ivory by poachers who used cyanide to poison a water hole in Zimbabwe's largest game park. ...more