Canada's government yesterday set aside 25 million acres of wilderness -- 11 times the size of Yellowstone National Park -- for conservation, a move that environmentalists called one of North America's most important acts of nature preservation....

EDMONTON — Rules that protect female polar bears from being overhunted could make it harder for them to find a mate and eventually lead to a dramatic decline of the iconic animals' population in Canada, according to new research....

Ok sure, we can all recycle newspapers, magazines, our Coke cans, and our cereal boxes. Well, is that really it? Is that all you do to recycle? Take a look at my list below. If you are only recycling the obvious items you are not even chipping the surface....

From the other Christmas Grinch....

# Cigarette butt litter is the world’s greatest environmental litter problem
# Globally approximately 5.2 trillion cigarettes are manufactured every year. In developed countries (or in markets where indoor smoking bans have been introduced) almost 1 in 3 cigarette butts end up as litter.
# In mos...

You’ve made many small changes in your life for the greater good right? You recycle and use CFLs, maybe you buy organic food or clothing - in short, you give a damn, but do your friends, family, co-workers and roomates? Chances are at least some of them don’t.

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With air pollution, traffic and gas prices all on the rise, it increasingly makes sense to consider how environmentally friendly a city is before moving there. As conditions worsen across the country, these proactive cities are poised to handle growth well....

GetWithGreen.com recently spent some quality time with two industry and market leading concrete product manufacturers. We gave you the scoop on one about a week ago, and today we are going to introduce you to the second: VitraStone....

Currently, humanity is taking more resources from the Earth than the planet can renew. Additionally, humanity is also quickly using natural resources that are not renewable. Therefore, the only viable option is for humanity to become completely self sustaining....

Wakefield, MA – The New England Fishery Management Council yesterday voted to rescind protections for threatened and endangered sea turtles, many of which are caught in scallop dredges in New England and mid-Atlantic waters....

With so much talk about solar power, people wonder if this is an investment or hype. With advancement in science in the last decade, state rebates and federal tax credits to purchase a system, it is time to invest in one. If you live n CT, please visit www.sunsearchllc.com or www.solarpower-llc.com...

A mysterious cancer has wiped out half the wild population of Tasmanian devils and threatens the unique carnivorous marsupial with extinction.

The only hope for the species is for scientists to capture healthy animals and relocate them to disease-free areas - the so-called Noah's Ark option....

The New Zealand government is working on a 10 year ban of new construction of gas and coal fired power plants. State owned power generators are already banned from building gas fired plants and the decision whether to extend the ban to private companies will be made soon....

The Nature Conservancy has brokered the largest debt-for-nature swap in history -- a deal that will secure long-term, science-based conservation for Costa Rica's tropical forests. $12.6 million in debt will be forgiven and $26 million will be provided to finance forest conservation over the next 1...