Bush Holds the Opportunity to Create the Largest Marine Reserves in the World

Palmyra Island
In a surprising new development, George Bush and members of his administration have been given the opportunity to oversee one of the largest conservation programs in history.
If launched, the program could protect vast stretches of U.S. territorial waters from fishing, oil exploration and other forms of commercial development. The initiative could also create some [...]

Mangrove Loss in Myanmar Greatly Intensified Cyclone Damage

A natural buffer to disaster.
Recent large-scale destruction of mangroves contributed heavily to the damage inflicted by the cyclone Nargis that ripped through Myanmar last week, says the UN.
Myanmar is home to the eight-largest mangrove forest in the world, but it had lost large areas of mangroves over the last four decades. The UN Food and [...]

Department of the Interior Lists Polar Bear as “Threatened” Species: A Big Success in the Long Fight Ahead

A Dwindling Species
In a landmark decision that makes a lot of us want to shout “Finally!”, the Department of the Interior announced this afternoon that the Polar Bear would be added to the list of “Threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act.
It’s about time! However, the oh-so-qualified Secretary of the Interior has done everything in his [...]

Missing the Point Again: Congress Defies Bush on Oil Reserve, Nothing Solved

The Pelosis and Anderson Cooper, appreciating the Frozen North.
Many people have never heard of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. If you look it up on “Google” you’ll find a few blurry aerial photos and an official explanation of what it is, but not much else. The SPR, which is spaced across several different sites, is America’s [...]

Problems of Biblical Proportions: Afghanistan Sees Plague of Locusts

In an unprecedented turn of events, Afghanistan has recently become host to a locust infestation that has prompted many local authorities to offer rewards for killing large numbers of the flying insects.
Already, 300 metric tons of locusts have been killed by residents of the northwestern province of Badghis in recent weeks. The province, which is [...]

At It Again: New Metal Ore Quests in Northern Minnesota, and the Resources Are Fading Away

We’ve all seen “North Country,” and we all know what Northern Minnesota is famous for as far as resources are concerned- iron. While a great much of the iron is MN is gone, new mining quests of untapped iron, nickel, and copper veins are pending, and could bring a new boom to the Iron Range. [...]

A New Meaning to “Greasy Thieves”

Someone once said that the true sucess of anything can be measured by how much crime stems out of it- and apparently alternative fuel is no exception. A new job among the criminal population has recently emerged: the grease theif.
With the demand for biodiesel on the rise, the market value of the type of grease [...]

Koalas Are the Latest Victims of Climate Change

It seems that, once again, “human problems” are showing how they effect non-humans as well. In the latest display of the climate change domino-effect, Australia’s native koalas are the victims.
New studies show that the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere depeletes nutrients from the leaves of the eucalyptus tree- the primary, and [...]

Election Year Green Reports- Call for Candidates

How green are they really?
Although many of us are already burnt out on the election-year hype, we all know how incredibly important this landmark election season is. In light of its importance, we will soon begin a regular report on the environmental stances and actions of local and national congressional, presidential, gubernatorial, and government office candidates. [...]

Renewable Energy City to Be Built by Middle Eastern Oil Giant

The oil-laden Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, which currently holds 10 percent of the world’s oil reserves, has just launched a decade-long campaign to build the world’s first renewable energy city.
Proof that even if money is involved, people are capable of taking moral initiative against their financial interests, the city will have no [...]