$27 Billion Lawsuit: Blogger Sends Correspondent to Ecuador

“Big Oil” is under siege.  Nowhere, however, are the stakes higher than in Ecuador.  Within six months, a judge in that country is expected to issue a decision in a class-action environmental lawsuit...

Water shortage

Local water shortages are multiplying. California, South Korea, China, Australia all suffered long-lasting drought. Brazil and South Africa, which depend on hydroelectric power, have experienced frequent...

Hijacking Environmentalism: Green Capitalists & BC's Carbon Tax

It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on...

Robotic fish to be released to test pollution in our water

Robot fish are set to be released into rivers, lakes and seas around the world as part of a three year project based in Spain, that will help scientists determine the level of pollution found in the water. The fish...

Cleansing Mother Ganges

"Man becomes pure by the touch of the water, or by consuming it, or by expressing its name":  Lord Vishnu (describing Ma Ganga, the divine goddess) in the Sanscrit poem Ramayana.     ...

The sky has gone dimmer over the past 35 years

Over the past 30 years, the increase in pollution has caused skies to dim slightly over most of the world. Aerosol is the main culprit as the burning of fossil fuel blocks sunlight from reaching the earth's surface. ...

Smog Exposure Linked to Early Death

A large study has demonstrated for the first time that long-term exposure to smog significantly increases the risk of dying from lung disease. The risk of dying from respiratory disease is more than three times...

Australian oil spill reaches the beaches: endangers wildlife

Oil and fertiliser that spilled out from a cargo ship off the coast of Australia yesterday have now reached the beaches on Australia's northeast coast. Moreton Island is most affected as well as the beaches on the...

The Future of Urban Transport. Less Petrol and Pollution...?

Air pollution in large cities represents a major health risk, and much of it is caused by cars. At the same time, and I don’t think I’m playing Cassandra here, we probably shall run out of usable oil in the...

British Petroleum ordered to pay $180 million in settlement case

BP (British Petroleum) has been ordered to pay almost $180 million in a pollution settlement case with the US government. BP, which is part of the British giant BP PLC has agreed that they will pay $161 million on...

Obama and Harper announce a clean energy pact between two nations

US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announed today that they will work together as two nations to provide clean energy to both countries and to reduce climate change. Obama said that...

Oil slick strikes river in Sussex, England

A local oil slick has struck a river in Sussex, England. It has spilled into the River Ouse and has spread for six miles between the towns of Newick and Maresfield. The Environmental Agency are on the scene at the...

Bill Clinton praises LA for changing to LED lights

Former President Bill Clinton yesterday praised the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for what called the largest effort by a US city to reduce street light pollution by converting to LEDs or...