Earth Day is wonderful - 17,000 organizations in 174 countries, coordinating millions of community development and environmental projects. But - and that's a big 'but' - we are allowing it to be hijacked for big business to make big bucks.

hough bats are a bit spooky looking, inviting thoughts of Dracula, the real horror story is that bats are becoming sick and perishing. A massive bat die-off is happening. Their extinction in the United States is threatening -- and no one knows why.

Plastic litter on Britain's beaches has reached record levels, endangering whales, dolphins and seabirds, an environmental charity survey said on Thursday.

Is global warming the most beautiful hoax of all time? The evidence for it has never been conclusive, and fresh evidence now suggests we're panicking over nothing! Is global warming just a crock!?

Sustaining the supply of natural materials isn't a new idea in the musical instrument industry, which depends on old-growth wood to achieve the best tonal quality.

"I felt this impact on my chest. I found a bullet buried in the Kevlar vest that I wear. It bruised my shoulder but it would have hit my heart if I didn't have the vest," Watson said.

Internet giant Yahoo has been accused of supplying information to China which led to the jailing of a journalist for "divulging state secrets".

Rescue teams were racing to save hundreds of seabirds who were tarred by San Francisco's worst oil spill in nearly two decades. About 58,000 gallons of heavy bunker fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay

If you are concerned with civil rights and/or the health and well-being of pets, wildlife, and the oceans please give a moment of your time to this pressing issue in California. People and animals are being sprayed with untested chemicals...

At least 5 deaths were reported, 3 of them elderly evacuees from the San Diego area, and more than 3 dozen others had been injured, including 18 firefighters. As the firestorms raged into the evening, Gov. Schwarzenegger asked President Bush to upgrade -