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Propane–Powered Trolleys Saving Money and the Environment
We see more hybrid cars on the road, but one Savannah trolley company is using propane gas to power part of its fleet, saving money and energy.
Kenyan Flowers Hit Environment
Thirty years ago, hippos and Maasai cattle herders shared the shoreline of Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley of Kenya with the small local community of farmers and fishermen. The lake was judged one of the 10 top sites fo...
MEPs vote for European recycling society – and to cut our waste
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and Friends of the Earth Europe have welcomed a vote in the European Parliament today backing waste prevention and recycling as the key elements for dealing with waste in Europe.
Orangutans 'face greater threat'
Illegal logging is destroying forests in South-East Asia quicker than had been feared, with dire implications for orangutans, a UN report has said.
Action Needed Now to Mitigate Climate Disasters
Seeking to counter the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming, a United Nations body entrusted with mitigating natural disasters, such as cyclones, tsunamis and earthquakes, today called on Governments to spee...
Chirac calls for new UN environment body
French President Jacques Chirac led calls on Saturday for a powerful new UN environment agency and for a safe and protected environment to be enshrined as a fundamental human right.
Devastating floods force mass exodus from Jakarta
Disastrous floods yesterday brought the gleaming, modern capital of Indonesia to a standstill. Outside the glass tower blocks of Jakarta, the streets were deep in filthy water - bringing fears of disease. Nearly 340,000 ...
Sea Level on the Rise
An international team of climate scientists has cautioned against suggestions that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has previously overestimated the rate of climate change.
EU gets tough on 'green crimes'
The European Commission has unveiled plans to turn environmental offences over to criminal courts across the European Union.
UNEP report calls for responsible economics to save environment
Governments should adopt responsible economics to help save the environment from the costs of rapid globalisation, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.