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Hundreds of Greenpeace activists rallied Saturday in support of a commitment by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation.
Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.
Taipei - International environment protection group the Greenpeace on Saturday accused the Taiwan government of tolerating illegal fishing and overfishing of tuna by the country's fishermen. At a news conference held in Taipei together with the Envir...
Mr. Graff, a leading environmentalist, championed the idea of offering financial incentives for environmentally friendly behavior.
Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
One in five Americans needed help paying for basic needs, according to a 2005 census survey.
If you know where to look on the busy streets of Flushing, Queens, you’ll find great food and plenty of ways to relax, like herbal emporiums and a botanical garden.
All Times EST First Round Thursday, Nov. 12 At Stanford, Calif. BYU 2, UC Santa Barbara 0 Stanford 2, Northern Arizona 0 Friday, Nov. 13 At Winston-Salem, N.C. West Virginia 2, Loyola, Md. 0 Wake Forest 2, Kennesaw State 0 At Dayton Ohio Virginia Tech 2, Murray State 0 Dayton 1, Marquette 0, 2OT At Chestnut Hill, Mass. Boston College 1, Harvard 0 Connecticut 1, Boston U. 0, 2OT At Columbia, S.C ...
In December, President Obama will meet with leaders of other countries to possibly sign the Copenhagen Treaty. Greenpeace, with a coalition of six non-government organizations and 47 NGO experts from around the world, has written the treaty.
Many investors take wrong turns because they are swayed by emotion and assume that recent performance will predict the future.
Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Friday.
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Saturday warned world leaders their credibility could suffer if they failed to make concrete commitments at next month's Copenhagen climate summit.
Poland is to sell 15 million euros' (22 million dollars) worth of carbon credits to Ireland, the Polish environment minister said Saturday.
Ireland battled floods on Saturday described as a "once in 800 years event", with the government rushing to provide shelter and drinking water and soldiers sent to assist those affected.
A slick new flat-screen is more affordable than ever.
We all know dogs like to smell just about everything, including other animals' poo. Now scientists have figured out how to put the canines' odd pastimes to work to help sniff out the dung of endangered rhinos in Vietnam.
The Americans hope the militias will encourage an increasingly demoralized Afghan population to take a stake in the war against the Taliban.
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com: Saturday, Nov. 21 NORTHEAST Connecticut Mohawk Mountain -- Plan to Open 11/28 Mt Southington -- Plan to Open 12 ...
On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.
Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.
