Environment on Earth

 
Greenpeace recently released the ninth edition of its annual Guide to Greener Electronics, ranking Nokia first above other well-known manufacturers such as Samsung and Nintendo.
Nokia scored seven out of ten possible points, scoring highly because of its improved take-back practices in India, toxic chemical issues, utilizing models free of PVC and aiming to have all new […]

It is one of the key commitments in a draft climate change plan, which stops short of setting specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The plan - setting out how Brazil will help prevent climate change, and how it will adapt to it - was promised nearly a year ago by President Lula.
But the environmental […]

Global climate change, as experienced during the past century and anticipated during the next, is largely due to human activities. The number of people on the Earth has risen from about one billion in 1800 AD, 2 in 1925, 3 in 1959, and 5.4 in 1996. The number is currently estimated to reach 7 to […]

 
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican who has challenged many members of his party to take climate change seriously, said that he plans to invite lawmakers and governmental executives from around the globe to California this fall to address solutions to the problem.
The governor said he will invite officials from Europe, as well as from Australia, China, […]

Spain’s government said its new and less generous subsidy scheme, due to take effect shortly, foresees solar power plants reaching a capacity of 3,000 megawatts by 2010, or about double the present total.
Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian added, in testimony to the Senate, that the government expected the capacity of solar panels to expand to 10,000 […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will give out fewer plastic shopping bags, and encourage shoppers to reuse and recycle them, as the retailer aims to slash its plastic bag waste by a third worldwide by 2013.The plan is expected to cut the equivalent of 9 billion plastic bags from stores each year, and eliminate more than 135 […]

Global carbon emissions rose rapidly in 2007, an annual study says, with developing nations such as China and India now producing more than half of mankind’s output of carbon dioxide, the main gas blamed for global warming.
The Global Carbon Project said in its report carbon dioxide emissions from mankind are growing about four times faster […]

The World Health Organization warned Asia Pacific countries that they could be vulnerable to health risks and food shortages as a result of climate change.
Climate change is among the topics being discussed in a regional WHO conference being held in Manila, and governments are being pushed to put health issues in their national climate change mitigation […]

Innovators from developing countries have been honoured by The Tech Museum of Innovation in the United States.
The Tech Awards recognised the health, environmental, educational, equality and economic development innovations of 25 laureates from around the world. Each laureate will be awarded a cash prize of US$50,000 at the annual Awards Gala in San Jose, United […]

The “greenhouse effect” often gets a bad rap because of its association with global warming, but the truth is we couldn’t live without it.
What Causes the Greenhouse Effect?
Life on earth depends on energy from the sun. About 30 percent of the sunlight that beams toward Earth is deflected by the outer atmosphere and scattered back […]