Media’s Climate Coverage Sunk to Lowest Level in 5 Years in 2010

If you’re not a regular reader of TreeHugger or any other environmentally-focused outlet, you’d be forgiven for thinking that global climate change really wasn’t all that big of a deal anymore. Not because scientists have determined the threats to be less than they once were — to the contrary, climate scientists have more and better [...]

Green ‘Ark’ could house 10,000 — and looks like a Slinky!

Could a floating dome that can house up to 10,000 people be a model for future living? Russian architect Alexander Remizov thinks so — and his prototype design, called “The Ark,” bears more than a passing resemblance to the classic children’s toy, the Slinky. Remizov believes his Ark, designed to be constructed from timber, steel [...]

Inuit lives and diets change as ice shifts

“People looking at the health of the Inuit have demonstrated that the traditional diet, which is almost exclusively raw meat, is in fact very healthy for them,” Smit said. “But because of the new difficulties hunting, people are adapting their diets to what’s available in the stores. “The stores only have food that’s easy to [...]

Paul McCartney Urges India To Declare Vegetarian Day

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says McCartney sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could save animals while helping to protect both the environment and people’s health. McCartney’s letter says “it would be a celebration of life.” The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of [...]

Qantas hopes rubbish-burning biofuel plant will fly

The airline has teamed with US fuel supplier Solena to investigate the construction of the world’s second commercial waste biofuel plant in Sydney, a move that could create 1200 jobs. It is one of two biofuel projects Qantas is assessing as it moves to cut its carbon emissions and meet airline industry guidelines of improving [...]

Letter to Resorts World Sentosa: Best place to learn from dolphins? In the wild

Dolphin loves freedom. No argument can rationalise the forced confinement of these highly intelligent creatures. I believe it is wrong to remove these beautiful marine animals from their natural environment and exploit them for commercial purposes. Dolphins and whales in captivity is not about education or conservation, it is about one thing – profit. via [...]

Companies with green strategies most likely to grow

Although the green investment market is developing fast, what constitutes a truly green investment is still being debated. For example, does a company in a traditionally non-green business, such as oil production, become “green” if it tries to adopt a more eco-friendly approach? via The National.