Environment
World religious leaders promise climate action
Religious leaders from around the world and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gathered in England to commit to combat climate change.
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Fossil fuel subsidies and climate change
At the G20, President Obama said he would phase out fossil fuel subsidies as a way to combat climate change....
Obstacles stand in the way of new climate treaty
With less than three months to iron out a new treaty to replace the Kyoto protocol, world leaders face tough obstacles....
Proposed ban on bluefin tuna trade
EU leaders back a proposed international ban on the trade in bluefin tuna, one of the world’s most over-harvested fish....
Local eating in a global world
Exploring how far eating locally-grown or organic foods gets us in building a globally sustainable food system....
Giant mass of plastic threatens marine life in Pacific
Scientists want to clean up region of the Pacific known as the Plastic Vortex where soupy mass of plastic debris cover an area twice the size of Texas....
The psychology of climate inaction
A new report says denial, uncertainty, lack of control and mistrust of scientists contribute to public inaction on climate change....
Climate change and America's poor
Study finds low-income communities and people of color will suffer the most from climate change....
President Obama's green report card
Nancy Sutle, President Obama's top environmental advisor on the administration's major acts on clean energy, climate change and environment....
