Seventy percent of deforestation was concentrated in Sumatra and Borneo, the only islands that still house native orangutan populations.

Ed Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, announced the expansion of Britain's nuclear power capability yesterday in the face of opposition from environmentalists and concern from consumer groups,

In UK seas there are 22 species of wildlife considered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be facing the threat of being made locally extinct. Once plentiful creatures such as common skate and Atlantic halibut are now list

The Maldives, threatened by rising sea levels because of global warming, on Monday pleaded with developed nations to reduce carbon emissions and said developing nations could change the outcome at climate talks in Copenhagen.

President Obama is preparing to break the deadlock in negotiations on a global deal on climate change by announcing a target for cutting US greenhouse gas emissions.

Insured losses from windstorms and floods in Britain and typhoons in China could rise significantly if global warming predictions turn out to be correct, according to a study released last week by the Assn. of British Insurers.

Calling it a "moral response to an immoral situation" and drawing inspiration from social justice luminaries like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., the organizers of Climate Justice Fast, and a growing list of 150+ supporters from around the worl

"Before leaving office, the Bush Administration rammed through a regulatory change to the Endangered Species Act that would threaten efforts to save polar bears, wolves, manatees and nearly 1,200 other species from extinction. Now it's up to Congress to

Ask the Chilean government to reject the construction of HidroAysén's mega-dam project in Patagonia.

Over the past year, the buzz about paper, plastic and reusable bags has grown louder by the day. In the last two years, four states - California, New York, Rhode Island and Delaware; five cities - Tucson, Chicago, New York City, San Juan Capi