Effect of quake on panda preserve still unknown
The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the rest of the world.
The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the rest of the world.
The world's top industrialized countries should develop environmentally friendly workplaces and help workers move to nonpolluting industries, their labor ministers said Tuesday.
Some good news from the government scientists who study pollution in U.S. coastal waters: A newly released 20-year study shows overall levels of pesticides and industrial chemicals are generally decreasing.
The Environmental Protection Agency planned to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through a heavily polluted former mining town where lead-filled waste is piled into giant mounds.
Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.
Contamination of the nation's coastal waters is declining, the government said Monday.
John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.
The public must pressure Republicans in the White House and Congress to change directions in the country's energy policies, which have pushed oil and gas prices to record highs, a Democratic lawmaker said Saturday.
Waiting in their cars or on broken sidewalks, the blue-jeaned crowd has turned out for a parade. But they could pass for mourners at a funeral.
There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, where a few single-family homes and a volunteer fire station stand against a skyline of snowcapped mountains.
A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.
Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher said Wednesday.
At least two major oil companies said late Wednesday they have agreed to settle lawsuits over the use of the gasoline additive MTBE, a potential carcinogen that has been found in drinking water.
The Environmental Protection Agency's top science adviser on Wednesday defended his boss for allowing more ozone pollution than the EPA's advisory panels recommended and for holding meetings with White House officials about pollution risks that are kept secret from Congress and the public.
A spotter bangs three times on the boat's cabin roof, signaling the captain to cut the throttle - now. In the foggy gray of Cape Cod Bay, the reason for the abrupt stop soon becomes apparent: The research vessel is surrounded by rare North Atlantic right whales, their glossy black heads bobbing just above the surface as they feed on plankton slicks.
Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental consumption habits in 14 countries.
While global warming is expected to be strongest at the poles, it may be an even greater threat to species living in the tropics, scientists say.
A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year.
Just months ago, ethanol was the Holy Grail to energy independence and a "green fuel" that would help nudge the country away from climate-changing fossil energy.
The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon.
When compared to water pollution, air pollution tends to take a backseat. While each issue is equally important, it' s easy to forget the prevalence of air pollution. After all, unless you live in a city, the air above your head probably looks as healthy as ever. And one doesn' t go jumping into dirty air the same way you might in a dirty ocean or lake, so the issue of air pollution might not resonate as much.
Baby wear going green
Home Energy Q&A
Green Building in Florida started back in 1998 when a group of environmental and building individuals decided there was a healthier, technologically ad-vanced and better way to build homes. They meet for several months, deciding to form what is now the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC). Most of the standards that were established by this newly formed coalition in 1998 are still being used today for the FGBC Green Standards.
CHICAGO - Consumers are bombarded these days with a multitude of suggestions to make their lives "greener." For many of them, changes start at home.
As "going green" has quickly become a worldwide mantra in just a few years, it seems that many other people are realizing what early environmental pioneers al-ready knew: that the earth is a resource worth sustaining.
Organic gardeners know they get a lot more benefits from their style of gardening than safe, pesticide-free flowers and produce. Organic gardeners also enjoy more green by spending less green out of their pockets.
CHICAGO - It's spring-cleaning time, and as Americans get ready to scrub down their homes this year they're finding they can choose from an array of new detergent products that claim to be safer to use than those currently under the kitchen sink.
DALLAS - The growing trend toward clean and alternative energy sources represents an investment opportunity for those who do it right.
Going green has never really been an issue for most gardeners. The love of the environment is one of the things that draws them to gardening. But even the most avid gardener can go a little greener by using materials made from recycled products.
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base
