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BP oil spill: safety breaches revealed
Federal hearings are told of alarm systems being switched off, computer crashes and concerns over the blowout preventer
UK sustainability watchdog to be axed
Coalition government to announce plans to scrap the Sustainable Development Commission as part of public sector spending cuts
Obama Calls Oil Spill ‘Massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster’ (Video)
President Barack Obama spent the day touring areas in the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi Delta where oil from BP’s massive oil spill is expected to have its most severe impact.
President Obama Delivers Earth Day Message and Call to Action (Video)
President Barack Obama recounts the beginnings of Earth Day 40 years ago stresses that there is a lot of work to be done, ending the short video with a challenge and call to environmental action.
Community Solar Gardens and the Logic of Collective Action
Given the right policy tools and financing options, community solar gardens could make solar PV affordable and approachable for millions of Americans and others worldwide.
Can the Ethics of Islam Stop Environmental Terrorism?
In war zones around the world, the United Nations and dozens of countries throw money and people at maintaining order, preventing terrorism and diminishing the effects of war and violence. As a result, we might be dangerously ignoring the potential for an environmental terrorist attack with catastrophic consequences.
Gallup Gets It Wrong with Economy vs. Environment Poll
If you had to choose between feeding either your son or your daughter, which one would you pick? Which is more important to have in your home, running water or electricity? Tough questions, right? Not only are they tough, they also present false dichotomies.
Gallup Poll: Americans’ Concern for Environment at 20 Year Low
Americans are less concerned today than they were a year ago about each of eight specific environmental problems ranging from water, soil, and air pollution, to loss of tropical rainforests, wildlife biodiversity and global warming.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Chief Dies Skiing in Colorado
Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sam Hamilton died Saturday afternoon after suffering an apparent heart attack at a Colorado ski resort.
How has ‘Climategate’ affected the battle against climate change?
By Timothy B. Hurst on July 19, 2010
The Muir Russell report has cleared the scientists of any dishonesty over data, but how did the scandal affect Copenhagen?
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