International -- The GM food industry suffered another serious setback today as European Commissioners overturned the verdict of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), who had given assurances that three new types of GM crops were safe. For the first t

In 1970, the average new U.S. home was about 1,500 square feet. By 2001, it had grown to more than 2,300 square feet, even as the average number of people per household continues to shrink. Where do we draw the line from an environmental standpoint?

Remember the days when $100 a gallon for oil used to be unthinkable? The world's largest investment banks predicts we'll see twice that price in the next few months.

Congressional Democrats have made changes, making the Capitol complex itself a greener, healthier and more nutritious place to work. Republicans say spending $4 million a year to reduce carbon footprint is too much.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gas tax holiday proposed by U.S. presidential hopefuls John McCain and Hillary Clinton is viewed as a bad idea by many economists and has drawn unexpected support for Clinton rival Barack Obama, who also is opposed.

This post concludes that as a result of failed atttempts to make elderflower champagne there may be an opportunity to produce a new biofuel

Council passes resolution supporting students' clothesline revival. Residents can rest assured that it's acceptable to let their drawers flap in the breeze -- on a clothesline.

Did you know you can charge up a spin-dryer using an exercise bike? You saw it first in Nimbin, reports Niamh Griffin. The average person looks at a bicycle and sees a way to get from one place to the next. Sure it does not use petrol or produce gases

The 20 minute online film called "The Story of Stuff" is a comprehensive, fast-paced, semi-animated explanation of how the stuff you use in your daily life runs its course.

The film follows actor Woody Harrelson as he takes a small group of friends on a bio-fuelled hemp bus-ride down the Pacific Coast Highway. Their goal? To show the people they encounter that there are viable alternatives to our habitual, environmentally-de