China’s Energy Data Reporting Flawed, Emissions Much Higher Than Previously Estimated
A new analysis reports that China’s carbon emissions could be 20% higher than earlier expectations, which suggest that there is a very high rate...
2012 Spring in U.S. Was the Hottest Ever, NOAA Scientists Conclude
The effects of global warming are starting to be felt more and more. NOAA scientists said that the continental U.S. experienced the warmest spring...
Japan’s Fossil Fuel Imports Raised by 40%, Emission Regulations Backing Down
Back in 2009, Japan told everybody that they'd reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent and would emit less than it did in 1990....
Denmark and Scotland Hailed as Europe’s Greatest Alternative Energy Producers
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently marked its 40th anniversary in this year’s World Environment Day. The theme in the celebrations was ‘The...
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags, Imposes Use of Recycled Materials in Paper Ones
The state of Hawaii is now officially shunning plastic bags from its markets. Not only putting a tax on them, but banning plastic altogether....
E.U. Tax Imposed on Airlines “Lousy,” Says U.S. Official
A controversial carbon tax on airlines imposed by the E.U. has been disproved by the U.S., China and Russia and several other countries (>20)....
We’re On The Verge of Destroying Our Planet, Scientists Say
A new study performed by 18 scientists and published in Nature reveals that we should not be at all optimistic when it comes to the...
Beijing Official Protesting Against U.S. Embassy Publishing Air Pollution Data on Twitter
A (kind of) funny piece of news showed up yesterday, saying that the Chinese government is upset because the U.S. embassy is monitoring Beijing's...
Forests Do Better Job When Uncut Than Burned as Biofuels, Researchers Say
They say forests are Earth's lungs - ok, but they're after all biomass, and we could cut them for a profit and still stay...
Arctic CO2 Levels Highest in 800,000 Years
CO2 measurements across the Arctic recorded a milestone value of 400 parts per million (ppm), for the first time in 800,000 years. Can you...
