The mayor of London said half-price bus and tram fares for 250,000 Londoners on income support, which were also funded by the deal, would still be honoured. Mr Johnson said he thought many Londoners were uncomfortable with how the scheme was funded.

Some 200 million acres of the world's farms grew biotech crops last year, with over 90 percent of those crops coming from genetically engineered seeds patented by U.S.-based Monsanto. Scientists have taken genetic material from one organism (like a soil b

A U.S. government plan to rescue mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped calm markets on Monday but did little to allay fears about the health of the U.S. financial system.

The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter.'

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration Friday rejected its own experts' conclusion that global warming poses a threat to the public welfare, launching a comment period that will delay action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at least until the next preside

Caroline Pam left a career in journalism for culinary school and a succession of farm-related jobs, eventually settling down on a farm of her own Sunderland, Mass. The inspiration? To eat well and grow the things she wanted to cook.

About 1,000 of Australia's biggest polluting companies will need to buy permits under an emissions trading scheme (ETS) expected to be introduced in 2010 to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

Honeywell has developed a computer program that provides customers with the data they need to choose the best renewable energy for their needs. The Renewable Energy Scorecard analyzes the variables of any location in North America.

It's a growing energy trend in the U.S.: Proposed coal plants denied because they fail to address or sufficiently limit the amount of carbon dioxide. Georgia is the latest state to rule on this.