I am very concerned about the way in which Alberta is mining and drilling boreal forests and wetlands for tar sands oil. In particular, I am concerned about the huge threat that tar sands development poses to migratory bird populations, which depend on

The largest rainforest in the world is being chopped down almost entirely for a single purpose: beef. That's right, one of the biggest, most beautifully diverse ecosystems on the planet is being traded in--for hamburgers.

Hawaii's Big Island is home to a delicately balanced ecosystem. To help preserve the diverse species, programs have been created to educate and involve tourists in developing a sustainable industry without harming the environment.

The quickest way to curb Arctic melting now underway may be to turn off the tap of short-lived pollutants swirling north from cities and industry far to the south, say scientists at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Since our campaign began, more than 55,000 people have signed the petition to protect the Boreal Forest and its millions of birds. Have you added your name yet? We'll be presenting the petition to the Government in March

The icy waters of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, north of Alaska, are home to 20 percent of the world's remaining polar bear population. Thanks to George Bush, these waters might also become home to a massive and dangerous network of oil rigs and

Researchers in America say the species - documented in the 2005 film March of the Penguins - is threatened by climate change in the Antarctic.

"Arable agriculture is already a global-scale undertaking," Ridgwell said. "We wondered whether you might grow slightly different crops and have some sort of climate impact."Plants reflect slightly different amounts of light..."

Many people think commercial hunting of whales ended in the 1980s. Sadly, this is not the case! More than 30,000 whales have been killed since the 1986 commercial whaling ban and Japan, Iceland and Norway continue to slaughter whales...

As recent years have brought higher temperatures and altered how snowmelt trickles down from glaciers on the Tibetan-Qinghai plateau, water is becoming scarce.