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Brazillian Leather Industry Commitment to Ending Amazon Rainforest Destruction

In a significant move in the fight against climate change, the world’s largest leather exporter and Brazil’s second-largest beef exporter, Bertin, today backed Greenpeace’s call for a moratorium on buying cattle from farms involved in Amazon deforestation with immediate effect

13 Aug 2009

Exxon Ignores Petition to Stop Threatening Endangered Whales

ExxonMobil has ignored a petition from more than 50,000 people demanding the oil and gas giant and several other companies suspend activities that harm the Western gray whale, one of the world’s most critically endangered whales

4 Aug 2009

Pine Trees May Benefit From High Levels of Carbon Dioxide

Pine trees grown for 12 years in air one-and-a-half times richer in carbon dioxide than today's levels produced twice as many seeds of at least as good a quality as those growing under normal conditions

4 Aug 2009

Lawn Mowers Now Following The Path of Hybrid Vehicles

With all of the auto makers pushing the limits of hybrid technology, it is no surprise to see the lawn mower industry finally following suit

3 Aug 2009

Climate Change, Malnutrition and Poverty Could All Be Solved By Widespread 'Green' Agricultural Practices

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are calling for the widespread uptake of 'green' agricultural practices that will deliver multiple benefits to the world's rapidly growing populations - from combating climate change and eradicating poverty to boosting food production and providing sustainable sources of timber

26 Jul 2009

BioFuels and Food To Benefit From Plant Research Funding for CSIRO and USDA

CSIRO and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers, have been awarded a A$1.6 million grant to increase the understanding of genes responsible for growth and yield in grasses for use as bio-energy and food crops

24 Jul 2009

Calcium Reveals Carbon Storage Potential of Soil

As carbon is released through fossil-fuel burning and changing land use, scientists are seeking a more accurate understanding of carbon storage and cycling. Calcium in rainfall may reveal soil's carbon storage potential

23 Jul 2009

Largest Green Living Wall In North America Planned by PNC

PNC plans to create an environmentally friendly living wall at its Pittsburgh headquarters. The 2,380 sq. ft., soil-based Green Living Wall on the south-facing exterior of One PNC Plaza will be the largest in North America

21 Jul 2009

Industrial Ecology Network the Goal of Australian Ecology Conference

NSW businesses participating in the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) Sustainability Advantage program have forged a partnership with the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) to host the inaugural Australasian Industrial Ecology Conference at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum on 30 and 31 July 2009

21 Jul 2009

Pakistan Sets World Record For Tree Planting

Pakistan set the Guinness World Record for tree planting, beating India in a healthy and productive international competition contributing to preserving fragile and endangered forests

17 Jul 2009