Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America's largest nation under a plan unveiled Thursday by the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva....

Birdwatchers are flocking to the Kent coast following reports of a sighting of a Pacific seabird never seen before in Britain....

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Sep 18 (OneWorld.net) - Well, for many the action has already started. But a powerful new movie and a one-day UN summit next week promise to launch a frenzy of activity leading up to December's much anticipated global conference on climate change....

If you love mussels, or shellfish in general, then you might like this recipe by Whole Foods Market. It is well worth the effort for most seafood lovers. Just don’t forget to replace as many regular ingredients as possible with organic ingredients. Should you try this recipe out please don’t be shy about commenting with [...]...

Nine people died and nine others were missing after Typhoon Koppu slammed into south China, causing torrential rain, mudslides and an oil spill, the government and state media said Thursday....

The United State’s Geological Survey recently released yet another study, this one focusing on the salinity of streams. The study concerned hundreds of streams which were tested to determine if they were above federal standards in terms of salinity. The study found that a large percentage of streams across the country are excessively salty due [...]...

An undercover investigation reveals the extent of gorilla poaching....

Italian automaker Fiat is making a splash at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week with its Punto Evo coupe. The Fiat Punto Evo is expected to hit Italian streets by the end of October with wider circulation by early 2010. Fiat is offering the Punto Evo in multiple engine types including a 1.3-liter Multijet diesel engine and a 1.4-liter [...]...

Greenpeace said Thursday it has uncovered new evidence linking a major oil trading company to toxic waste that killed 15 people in Ivory Coast in 2006, and asked Dutch prosecutors to reconsider charging executives with illegal dumping....

Time for our weekly Green QuestionVille round up I hope you can find some interesting questions and answers below and remember if you have a questions register today and ask, it takes 20 seconds to register Popular Questions This Week ramsgate asked: Burning Rubbish our local football club football pitch has being burning rubbish for [...]...

            More than 3 billion books worldwide are sold each year, and many more than that are printed and stay on shelves or in the half-off bin. There are a lot of ways to cut back on this and reduce the amount of paper that the book publishing business uses.   Many people believe that books [...]...

Some know it as Aloeswood, some as Agarwood, while others know it as Oud. But by whichever name anyone knows it, they’ll know that this wood is a prized commodity that is possibly even the most expensive wood in the world. Cited as the “Wood of the Gods”, this resinous wood is has been valued [...]...

We posted a story this past spring at About My Planet about Collins Bus Corporation’s work with Azure Dynamics on a hybrid-electric drive train for small buses. Collins plans to blend the Ford E-450 Chassis, the Azure Dynamics drive train and other elements to create a fuel-efficient school bus. This leading producer and marketer of school [...]...

An oft-overlooked aspect of the EV evolution is the development of practical and affordable commercial trucks. Italian automaker Iveco is trying to step into this nascent market with its Electric Daily, an all-electric light truck used for deliveries and maintenance routes. Iveco is working with Brazilian utility Itaipu Binacional to test out the practicality of [...]...