UN chief Ban Ki-moon hails role of science in combating climate change 10/6/2013

Science plays a key role in finding new ways to combat climate change, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, stressing that governments must use scientific data to mobilise resources and take action against the global threat. ...more

Hungary PM Orban: dykes strengthened to protect Budapest from floods 10/6/2013

The river Danube peaked at record high levels in Budapest on Sunday and dykes were strengthened at critical points to protect the capital from flooding, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday. ...more

The Global Inventory Project to list some of the world’s most polluted places 10/6/2013

The hunt is on for some of the world’s most polluted places and the findings could hopefully prove to be an eye-opener. ...more

Vegetable Oil is OK 10/6/2013

With all the talk about the virtues of Olive Oil, you might get the idea that common, inexpensive vegetable oil is not good for you. A new study has shown that consuming vegetable oil does not result in adverse health impacts! ...more

Lebanon’s beaches swimming with waste 10/6/2013

Beach-goers are swimming in dangerous levels of their own filth at many public beaches and resorts in the country, according to testing conducted by Environment and Development Magazine that measured fecal levels in swimming water in 19 areas along Lebanon’s coast. ...more

Desperate for energy, Egypt to reward hotels that go green 7/6/2013

The National Bank of Egypt has announced that it will give low interest loans to hotels throughout southern Sinai and Red Sea provinces that are committed to switching to renewable energy, according to local press. ...more

The “Renewables Club” formed by 10 countries 7/6/2013

If an international treaty to cut carbon emissions hasn’t worked how about using the opposite approach? ...more

Canada oil output will double by 2030, if pipelines built 7/6/2013

Canada’s crude output will more than double to 6.7 million barrels a day by 2030, provided new pipelines such as Keystone XL are built to transport growing oil-sands production, an industry group representing the country’s petroleum producers said. ...more

EU agrees to tighten its ban on 'shark finning' 7/6/2013

The European Union agreed on Thursday to tighten an existing ban on "shark finning", or slicing fins off sharks often while they are still alive, which environmental campaigners say is cruel and threatens the survival of some species. ...more

U.S. farmer lawsuit filed against Monsanto over GMO wheat 7/6/2013

American wheat farmers and a food safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday against biotech seed developer Monsanto Co, accusing the company of failing to protect the U.S. wheat market from contamination by its unauthorized wheat. ...more