Mahatma Gandhi always looked at the spinning wheel, or charkha as India's self-reliance and liberty. Now that vision is being taken to a new level with the e-charkha, a hand-driven spinning wheel that generates electricity.

Wolves are still the target of the outgoing administration. We must keep up the pressure to keep these majestic animals safe. Please visit Defenders website and send your letter today!

"We're close to speechless" says Consumers Union on new FDA regulatory framework for approving entrance of GM animals into food supply. CenterforFoodSafety says proposed rules seriously flawed. 60-day period for public comment closes 11/18 - Take Action !

THE recent alarming news that Puget Sound's orca population may be starving to death is more than just sad news about an endangered species, it's a clarion call for action to clean up Puget Sound. If orcas, which are at the top of the food chain, are d

STEVE Irwin wanted to design a huge can-opener to take on Japanese whaling boats in a bid to save the humpbacks, his widow Terri Irwin said. He even talked of putting an ice-breaker on his own Croc One research boat. Terri Irwin said if her husband

As an NHS surgeon with more than 33 years' experience, Richard Collins was used to dealing with complex operations. But nothing could prepare him when he was asked to treat a sick gorilla in a world first. Worried staff at Howlett's wildlife park in Kent

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. o In the early 1970s, environmental activist Paul Watson served in the Canadian Coast Guard off the B.C. coast, handling weather ships, buoy tenders and search and rescue hovercraft. He co-founded the Greenpeace Foundation in 1972

The Gorilla Park Rangers who were forced to flee their Virunga Headquarters have now all been accounted for. They traveled north, south, east and west - walking for up to 5 days with no food, water or shelter. Although it now seems that the Rangers ar

THE RSPCA has vowed to investigate the alleged deliberate clubbing of a mother magpie on one of the Gold Coast's most exclusive golf courses. The semi-tame magpie died after it was allegedly hit with a sand wedge as it sunned itself in a bunker on mem

Greenpeace has officially announced that they will not be sending a ship to the Southern Oceans to oppose whaling by the Japanese Whaling fleet. This means that Sea Shepherd will be alone in our high seas opposition to illegal Japanese whaling operations