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Berlin : The sun is reflected in a solar panel, outside the EQ-SYS factory that makes rotating frames for solar panels, in Feldheim, Brandenburg. (AFP Photo / John Macdougall) 27.05.2012 16:36 5 comments

Going nuclear-free: Germany smashes solar power world record (PHOTOS)

Germany’s solar power plants produced a record 22 gigawatts of energy on Friday, equivalent to the output of 20 nuclear plants. The country is already a world-leader in solar power and hopes to be free of nuclear energy by 2022.

 
A villager illegally cuts down a tree in a forest in the North Kolaka district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province (Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad) 15.05.2012 17:23 13 comments

All-consumin’ humans use 50% more than planet can offer – report

We ask for more than what we have: humans are currently using the equivalent of one-and-a-half Earths to support our activities. Since 1970, humanity has destroyed almost one third of Earth’s biodiversity, says the World Wildlife Fund.

File image shows the most detailed set of composite images ever produced by NASA. (AFP Photo/Nasa) 09.05.2012 06:36 25 comments

Sweltering Earth: Dangerous global warming awaits the planet in next forty years – report

Rising carbon dioxide levels will most likely cause the global average temperature to rise two degrees by 2052, the Club of Rome think tank has said in a report.

 
The offshore wind power farm "Alpha Ventus" is pictured off the northern German Island of Borkum (AFP Photo / David Hecker) 06.05.2012 11:21 18 comments

Germany finds weeds on path to ‘greener’ future

Germany’s accelerated shift away from atomic energy to renewable resources will cause a significant power gap over the next few years. The lack of a coherent post-nuclear strategy and bureaucratic hurdles cast doubt over the country’s “green” future.

Volunteers collect waste materials during a commemorative event a day before Earth Day, along the coast of Freedom island in Manila April 21, 2012. Earth Day is commemorated on April 22 every year. (REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo) 23.04.2012 00:10 6 comments

Earth Day around the world (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Tens of millions of people across the world have taken part in the world’s foremost environmental festival – Earth Day. But organizers say any festivities should be laced with a warning.

 
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Keflavik April 20, 2012 (Reuters / Ingolfur Juliusson) 20.04.2012 22:08 5 comments

Going North: Chinese PM in Iceland seeking influence in Arctic

China's premier Wen Jiabao has arrived in Iceland at the beginning of his European tour. While China says it is mainly interested in geothermal energy technology, many think the country is eager to lay its hands on the Arctic’s wealth of resources.

 
A statue of late Philippine senator Benigno Aquino (C), father of current Philippine President Benigno Aquino, stands illuminated as street lights are turned off to mark Earth Hour in Makati, the financial district of Manila on March 31, 2012 (AFP Photo/Noel Celis) 31.03.2012 13:52 33 comments

Call of darkness: Earth Hour casts shadow over globe (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Hour by hour, the Earth slowly plunged into darkness on Saturday. The dimming of lights is a symbolic gesture calling on the people to seek a better balance between humanity’s desire for consumption and the planet’s ability to sustain it.

is seen coated with oil that washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in Waveland, Mississippi (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP) 28.03.2012 03:12 5 comments

BP oil spill continues to kill

The infamous oil spoil which gushed for 86 days in the Gulf of Mexico continues to have a rippling effect on the ecosystem.

 
Buildings are seen near the ocean as reports indicate that Miami-Dade County in the future could be one of the most susceptible places when it comes to rising water levels due to global warming on March 14, 2012 in North Miami, Florida (AFP Photo / Joe Raedle) 24.03.2012 11:56 10 comments

Mainstream media forgot climate change craze

After years of persistent humming about the dangers of climate change, the mainstream media in America seems to have its mouth sewn on the issue. In the absence of a satisfactory explanation for this, the public now holds the government responsible.

U.S. President Barack Obama. (Reuters / Jason Reed) 22.03.2012 02:30 6 comments

Obama flip-flops on Keystone XL pipeline

Amid the skyrocketing US gas prices, President Obama is paying a visit to Cushing, Oklahoma which is home to America’s largest oil storage hub, to announce his new energy policy and to accelerate the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Russians organize holiday celebrating cold 29.02.2012 23:16 1 comment

Russians organize holiday celebrating cold

Russia has launched a new eco-holiday to raise global warming awareness. Organizers hope the UN will recognize Cold Protection Day by 2016.

Team of the 57th expedition to Vostok Antarctic research station (Photo from aari.nw.ru) 08.02.2012 19:59 36 comments

'We raised 40 liters of water': Details of Lake Vostok drill success

Jubilant Russian scientists are carrying home 40 liters of relic water, which waited for them, unblemished, in the Antarctic, long before the man first trod the Earth. Lake Vostok’s treasury is ready to reveal its millions-year-old secrets.

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Environmental activists stage a rally near the US embassy in Manila on December 3, 2011, demanding more action to stop climate change (AFP Photo / JAY DIRECTO) 28.01.2012 10:58 2 comments

Bad hair day or global environmental disaster: You choose

Global warming is not only wearing out our planet's environment, but also the minds of global leaders trying to find solutions. Legislators are introducing more and more bills to help curb the effects of climate change.

The Food vs. Fuel 13.01.2012 22:21 6 comments

The Food vs. Fuel

It seems the new American way involves a process that is not just from farm to food, but from farm to fuel.

 
Peter Kent attends a plenary on the final day of negotiations of the COP17 Climate Change Conference (AFP Photo / Rajesh Jantilal) 13.12.2011 05:47 8 comments

Canada pulls out from Kyoto protocol

Canada has announced it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, becoming the first country to do so. It follows the treaty's five-year extension at a conference in Durban, South Africa.

South African Foreign Affairs Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (R) receives a standing ovation from Congress of Parties Executive Director Christiana Figueres and hundreds of delegates at the Climate Change Conference in Durban on December 11, 2011 (AFP Photo / RAJESH JANTILAL) 11.12.2011 15:47 6 comments

Durban deal plugs 10-year emissions gap

A UN emissions control marathon has finally brought hope of averting worldwide climate chaos. The conference in the South African city of Durban has approved a deal to plug a decade-long gap between the Kyoto Protocol and a new climate accord.

 
The Greenland ice sheet has lost 1,500 billion tonnes of ice since 2000, contributing 0.75 mm (0.03 inch) annually to sea levels. (AFP Photo/Slim Allagui) 25.11.2011 14:32 11 comments

Climate change scare: Hot hype 'exposed'

The climate’s vulnerability to carbon dioxide may be not as critical as scientists thought, a new study suggests. If correct, it would mean that urgent calls to policymakers to curb emissions have actually been based on exaggerated forecasts.

AFP Photo / Adrian Dennis 23.11.2011 17:38 13 comments

Global warning: New Climategate leaks

The Climategate scandal is back, as more emails between leading climate scientists are posted online. The latest leak from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia has re-ignited the wrangle around manmade climate change.

 
American actress Daryl Hannah (C) sits in front of the White House in Washington, DC, August 30, 2011, during a protest against the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) 16.11.2011 02:17

Widespread protests force move of Keystone pipeline

The oil company behind a project that caused widespread outrage across the country has announced plans to reroute the $7-billion Keystone pipeline in the state of Nebraska.