A look at some of the alternative cars with revolutionary technology that are under development, from the Scuderi split-cycle engine to the air car by Zero Pollution Motors and the Terrafugia Transition flying car.

The manufacture of everyday products is fuelling the destruction of the rainforests because raw materials like beef, palm oil and soy are being taken from illegally logged areas that are never replanted. For example palm oil, found in soaps and foods, is

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less, a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.

Members of the Scottich parliament on Wednesday backed a binding goal to cut greenhouse gases by 42 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels, edging Germany into second place in a ranking of the most ambitious developed world targets.

Methane from cows and pigs won't be regulated under proposed legislation aimed at limiting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Even though the EPA has said it has no plans to regulate the gas, worries over the idea of a "cow tax" prompted the exclusion.

90% of toxic pollutants released in North America can be traced to 30 substances in 15 industries, and the U.S. petroleum industry is responsible for 25% of the toxic pollutants, according to a report released by Commission for Environmental Cooperation

From the smallest droplet to the tallest glacier, water is considered to be precious worldwide. Not only does it cover nearly 70 per cent of our planet, but most plants and animals consist mainly of water as well

A rising green economy offers exciting new employment opportunities with these green jobs.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted today to require all businesses and residences to recycle and compost their garbage or face fines, which could lead to a lien on their property.

Cheese graters, handbags, fencing and recliners are just some of the thousands of consumer products that have been manufactured with radioactive metals, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records.