A coalition of nonprofit groups is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to write stronger regulations to protect children from exposure to farm chemicals sprayed near thousands of schools....

A world away from the heated negotiations for a critical deal on stopping climate change at the UN summit in Copenhagen, Burkina Faso inhabitants are suffering the direct consequences of global warming....

Honda is using the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to highlight advancements in its hybrid and all-electric vehicle lines. The Japanese automaker leads off its Tokyo Motor Show presentation with a production version of its CR-Z hybrid. The CR-Z hybrid first premiered in Tokyo in 2007 and Honda has spent the past two years turning the [...]...

Robots that mimic shoals of fish could be used to develop systems to prevent car crashes, say Japanese engineers....

A Europe-wide tax on personal or household fuel consumption was proposed on Friday as EU finance ministers met to discuss who should pay what in the fight against global warming....

Greenpeace activists scaled three smoke stacks at a Shell operation Saturday in their latest action protesting the exploitation of Canada's vast oil sands....

It seems like everyone is taking pharmaceuticals, and although they are effective, these drugs are finding their way into our drinking water. In 2008, an Associated Press investigation showed that mood stabilizers, sex hormones, antibiotics, etc, were found in at least 41 million Americans’ drinking water supplies. Because of this water quality issue, it’s important [...]...

Less developed countries discuss climate change...

Investor's Business Daily - Last year's Olympics in Beijing brought China to the verge of global embarrassment over its pollution problem. Only shutting down some of its factories temporarily stopped the city from choking the tourists and athletes....

There comes a point in time where every parent will be able to notice certain things about their little child- things that will help define the hidden talents and loves that are unique to the child. Now it isn’t always a very easy task because the signs can be just that subtle but regardless, this [...]...

Researchers are training fish to respond to sound in a bid to improve fish farming....

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Investor's Business Daily - Climate Change: The Senate has finally rolled out its long-awaited cap-and-trade bill to slash carbon dioxide. Looking at its draconian restrictions on the U.S. economy, it's hard to believe its supporters are serious....

A pitched battle over climate change took off Wednesday in the US Senate, as leading Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill unlikely to be completed before a key international conference in December....