Sustain Our Earth

The economic benefits of far-reaching new finds of domestic oil and natural gas are fast approaching $1 billion a day.

Premier Christy Clark’s condemnation of Enbridge calls into question the viability of Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s hopes for a national energy strategy...

Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.

London, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 -
A growing number of homeowners are choosing to combine different types of renewable energy products as part of a concerted drive to reduce costs and live a more sustainable life.

Miami FL (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 -
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil released at about 1,500 m.

Seoul (AFP) July 11, 2012 - South Korea said Wednesday it may scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume scientific whaling if experts come up with non-lethal means to study the mammals in its waters.

Tashkent (AFP) July 11, 2012 - Uzbekistan's state television denounced social networks like Facebook and Russian equivalents as dangerous weapons, saying they are being used like nuclear bombs to brainwash Uzbek youth.

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 - Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degree...

They’re among North America’s most vulnerable population groups, and their 95 million acres of tribal lands present Native Americans with a complex array of challenges and opportunities as they confront a warming climate.
Native Americans are expected to be among the population groups most vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change.

A Texas judge has ruled that the atmosphere and air must be protected for public use, just like water, which could help attorneys tasked with arguing climate change lawsuits designed to force states to cut emissions.

Phnom Penh (AFP) July 11, 2012 - Southeast Asian states were sharply divided Wednesday over how to deal with recent disputes with Beijing as they attempted to agree a draft code of conduct for the flashpoint South China Sea.

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 - Drivers can struggle to see when driving at night in a rainstorm or snowstorm, but a smart headlight system invented by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute can improve vis...

Apodi, Brazil (AFP) July 11, 2012 - The worst drought to hit Brazil's impoverished northeast in 30 years is wreaking havoc among thousands of local farmers, including small producers like Jose Holanda de Moraes who have lost entire harvests.

Avignon, France (AFP) July 11, 2012 - From a science-packed work on the world's booming population to a quiet meditation on a beloved landscape, British director Katie Mitchell is on a green crusade at this month's Avignon festival.

Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 -
Researchers are working to identify exactly how a changing climate will impact specific elements of weather, such as clouds, rainfall, and lightning.