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Countries Come Together to Reduce Animal Testing For Toxicity

Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce the number of animals required for consumer product safety testing worldwide

27 Apr 2009

Coping With Climate Change Discussed By Indigenous Peoples at World Summit

With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400 Indigenous People and observers from 80 nations are convening in Alaska for a UN-affiliated conference April 20-24 to discuss ways in which traditional knowledge can be used to both mitigate and adapt to climate change

20 Apr 2009

New Tool Estimates the Amount of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Other Chemicals That Can Be Avoided Through Organic Dairy Farming

A calculator has been developed to help consumers, dairy farmers, and food companies estimate the avoided environmental, public health, and animal welfare impacts associated with shifting dairy cows from conventional to organic management

13 Apr 2009

Environmentally Friendly Paints the Subject of New Course for Building Owners and Managers

Pat Coady is one of the many professionals at Painters USA, Inc. Pat has developed a program to instruct building owners and managers about green coatings. This course enables them to receive CPD's (Continuing Professional Development Points)

8 Apr 2009

Time is Running Out for Climate Change Action to Save Polar Bears, Penguins and More

New evidence from the North and South Poles indicates that time is running out for the world’s leaders to respond to climate change

8 Apr 2009

New Study Shows Ecosystems Influence Species Evolution

Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments conducted at the University of British Columbia are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true

1 Apr 2009

Climate Change Threatens Huge Population of Threatened Asian Dolphins

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today the discovery of a huge population of rare dolphins in South Asia—but warns that the population is threatened by climate change and fishing nets

31 Mar 2009

Climate Change May Put Livestock at Risk from Deadly Virus Outbreaks

Global warming could have chilling consequences for European livestock, warned Professor Peter Mertens from the Institute for Animal Health

30 Mar 2009

Feeding Fish Oils to Flatulent Cows Reduces Methane Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The benefits to animals of omega 3 fatty acids in fish oils have been well documented – helping the heart and circulatory system, improving meat quality and reducing methane emissions

29 Mar 2009

New Shake Away Organic, Non-toxic Pest Repellent Gets Ride of Unwanted Animal Visitors

New Shake Away granules have the odor of a preditor to repell unwanted pests. The granules are non-toxic, safe to use around your home or business, and effective in repelling larger animals such as deer, elk and raccoons, or smaller pests including rats, skunks, moles, squirrels and rabbits

23 Mar 2009