The measure would have rezoned the old Masonite lumber processing site north of Ukiah (Northern CA) from industrial to commercial to allow an 800,000-square-ft shopping mall, proposed by the Ohio firm Developers Diversified Realty. Save Our Local Economy!

China is often accused of not doing enough to reduce the carbon dioxide and other pollution pouring from its factories and coal-fuelled power stations. But a new report suggests the country is doing more to tackle climate change than it gets credit for...

A ship carrying toxic waste sunk off the coast of Madagascar, and thousands of tons of refuse were emptied into the rich marine ecosystem. The wreck has had devastating effects on the sea life and the health of people who live inland--causing whales .....

Ordinary school cleaning supplies can expose children to multiple chemicals linked to asthma, cancer, and other documented health problems and to hundreds of other air contaminants that have never been tested for safety

Even for average families, personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles are constantly plugged in and consuming energy, even when they are not actually switched on. This is commonly referred to as "idle current usage" or "vampire energy."

A GOVERNMENT adviser who claimed the public should turn vegetarian to save the planet has been slapped down by ministers. Lord Stern, author of the influential 2006 Stern Review on tackling global warming, said that meat was a "wasteful" use of water

Rebecca's awesome project has removed 5,480 tires, hundreds of tons of appliances, toxics and trash, recycling what was possible. Rebecca has been working for the Mendocino County Water Agency teaching watershed education since 2006, including tree planti

Petition I urge you to support State Single Payer as part of the health reform bill. In the House, the "Kucinich Amendment" passed the Education & Labor Committee on July 17 on a bi-partisan 27-19 vote. Speaker Pelosi made an enormous mistake by

The Humane Slaughter Act only covers cows and pigs it does not protect any poultry. All animals and poultry suffer and feel pain. Even with the Humane Slaughter Act in place animals and poultry are still frequently mistreated by workers at the farms,

An effort to fight global poverty and hunger may become a Trojan Horse to force genetically engineered crops on countries and farmers that do not want them.