Italian Environmental Campaigner Wins Goldman Prize for 2013
The person who served as the prime mover behind the zero-waste movement in Italy is one of the awardees of the Goldman Prize, the equivalent of the Oscar for the environmental movement. ... Full Story Here →
Antarctic Ice Is Melting Faster According to Researchers
Australian and British scientists have conducted new research in the Antarctic. They have drilled a 364-meter deep ice core at James Ross Island, which is located near the Antarctic ... Full Story Here →
Gold Miners Buried in Tibet Landslide on Friday Morning
Rescue workers are racing against time to rescue the 83 gold miners that were buried in a massive Tibet landslide that covered the miners’ camp in Maizhokunggar County. The mining ... Full Story Here →
Cooking Oil-Based Biofuel Powers Transatlantic KLM Flights
In line with its eco-friendly initiative to use alternative fuel, Royal Dutch Airlines’ KLM has announced that regular flights between New York and Amsterdam would be flying on ... Full Story Here →
EU Bans Animal-Tested Ingredients for Beauty Products
The European Union (EU) has banned new cosmetic products that use animal-tested ingredients. The European Commission stated that this supports the belief of Europeans that cosmetics ... Full Story Here →
Pure and Fresh Water from a Billboard: Incredibly True
In Lima, Peru some residents of this desert city gets pure and fresh water from a billboard. The unique billboard has been making itself very useful to hundreds of families in the surrounding ... Full Story Here →
Optimism Rises as Reef Conservation Efforts in the Caribbean Show Promise
Numerous coral restoration programs and reef conservation efforts in the Caribbean are proving to be successful, with coral nurseries showing signs of growth. There may be no full ... Full Story Here →
Arauca Citizens Protest against Oil Exploitation in Colombia
Arauca citizens protest against oil exploitation since 01/21/2013. Students, workers and local leaders had been doing so peacefully until the 12th of this month, when the government ... Full Story Here →
Sicily’s Mount Etna Welcomes 2013 with a Major Eruption
Once again Europe’s tallest volcano puts up another spectacular show. Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world that last erupted on the 16th of October in 2012 spewed ... Full Story Here →
Mayor Bloomberg Set to Ban Styrofoam in NY City
New Yorkers may soon have to say goodbye to plastic foam containers, if the city’s mayor has his way. Mayor Bloomberg is set to announce in his State of the City Speech on Thursday ... Full Story Here →
Car Free Day 2013 in Dubai: 7,000 people to take public transpo
The Municipality of Dubai is holding is fourth Car Free Day 2013 on February 13, Wednesday. The ambitious initiative is expected to draw some 7,000 people out of their private vehicles ... Full Story Here →
Global campaign to declare a marine sanctuary in Antarctica continues
An international campaign of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) had failed in its mandate when a two-week conference that was expected ... Full Story Here →
The Arctic: Oil or a pristine and unique ecosystem?
An online campaign aiming for three million signatures is being waged by Greenpeace in the effort to ban drilling for oil in the Arctic and declare the region as a global sanctuary. ... Full Story Here →
