A recent opinion piece by Rae Wallin, president of N-Viro Systems Canada, has evidently attributed to me a statement that the Halifax biosolids product, if applied at agronomic rates on farms, would be no threat to Nova Scotia soils. I did not make that s

Endangered cows in Devon are being used to preserve a type of threatened grass which is rarer than rainforest. Culm grassland is facing extinction. Modern farming has all but destroyed this ancient landscape after years of ploughing and draining. Ente

DURING the last economic boom energy use soared, and electricity from coal-fired power stations and petrol consumption made up a big proportion of household consumption, a report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found.

The Europe Union wants a U.S. climate change bill to succeed so the United States can move swiftly to curb greenhouse gas emissions, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said

On June 23, 2009 renowned climate scientist Dr. James Hansen, coalfield resident and Goldman Prize winner Judy Bonds, actress Daryl Hannah, RAN Executive Director Michael Brune and more than a dozen Appalachian residents and allies were arrested protestin

Most of the country is suffering from a rain deficit. The Monsoon has been delayed in some parts of the country. Usually the season begins around the first of June.

The mighty Mekong River in Southeast Asia faces a devastating threat from eleven new proposed dams. If even one of the dams are built in Cambodia, Laos or Thailand; they would block major fish migrations and otherwise ecologically disrupt this vitally

Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms has contaminated surface and groundwater and helped create massive

JAIPUR: Before you take next sip of water, pause. Yes, that's what the water you drink contains: a deadly cocktail of bacteria and chemicals that can wreak havoc on you any day or, worse, damage your organs over a period of time. This is the water that fl

"It looks like a spaceship. It can do 40 knots and dive under waves completely. We'll be using it to intercept and block harpoons," said Captain Paul Watson.