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The environmental activism group Greenpeace, no stranger to controversy, is at it again. In conjunction with the start of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, the group has teamed up with TckTckTck to plaster the Copenhagen airport with advertisements featuring drastically altered images of famous world leaders participating in the summit. Though some industry observers have labeled ...
A new Greenpeace/tcktcktck.org ad depicts President Obama in 2020 as an old man with white hair apologizing for failing to stop global warming. The ad was released in preparation for Obama's upcoming visit to the global climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Members of Greenpeace easily breached security and scaled two Parliament buildings in Ottawa to stage a protest on the roof Monday, the opening day of the climate conference in Copenhagen.
DENVER - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the U.S. Forest Service is funneling an additional $40 million to Rocky Mountain states to address the effects of a bark beetle infestation that has killed millions of acres of trees.
Representatives of the U.S. Forest Service presented Spanish Fork's Rees Elementary with the 2009 Chief's National Volunteer Award Monday, a distinction only a handful of organizations in the country
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 / Standard Newswire / -- Under the framework of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Forest Service, and the Russian Federal Forest Agency signed a Protocol of Intent to strengthen collaboration in the sustainable management of forests through 2013.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A leaked document said to be Denmark’s proposal for the United Nations climate-change accord favors richer nations and attempts to circumvent democratic processes, the environmental groups Greenpeace and WWF said.
A leaked Danish proposal triggered outrage at Copenhagen climate talks, with developing nations condemning a draft deal that they argued would consign most of the world's poor to permanent penury.
The trip will give the mayor an opportunity to spotlight New York City’s environmental record at the United Nations climate conference.
When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders where to find candidates to add to his life list of birds sighted.
A large swell in the Pacific Ocean is providing a huge boost to waves in Hawaii, causing waves of 40 to 50 feet.
At the climate summit taking place here, nobody's a bigger celebrity than the delegation from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu.
The EPA's decision to regulate carbon dioxide emissions saddles industry with potentially higher costs, industry groups said Monday.
The European Commission applauded on Tuesday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to pave the way for federal limits on emissions of carbon dioxide.
Republican lawmakers critical of efforts to battle climate change said they would fly next week to the Copenhagen summit to undercut President Barack Obama's promises of strong US action.
President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.
If negotiators reach an accord at climate talks in Copenhagen, the global changes required will cost trillions of dollars over the next few decades.
*The global activist organization Greenpeace is sending a message to world leaders about global awareness as they head to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark.
Jobs in California's green economy increased by 36% from 1995 to 2008, beating the state's 13% job growth, a study out Wednesday says.
Evocations of Judgment Day were an undercurrent in speeches and materials on opening day in Copenhagen.
A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.
