(October 13, 2009 | Safety & Health)
People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others, say U.S. researchers.
(October 13, 2009 | Energy)
The world's airlines have agreed to new fuel efficiency and carbon emission targets which go much further than the levels required through regulation, an industry group said.
(October 13, 2009 | Climate Change)
A rising population will make it harder for the United States to make 2050 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions than for Russia and some other rich nations with shrinking populations, a Reuters survey showed.
(October 12, 2009 | Demographics)
The boom in global trade over the last two decades has not improved the quality of most jobs in poorer countries, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations labour agency (ILO) said.
(October 12, 2009 | Energy)
More lucrative British incentives to produce energy from rotting and gasified waste are driving a push to biogas, following a wider European trend.
(October 12, 2009 | Climate Change)
Creatures and plants living in rivers and lakes are the most threatened on Earth because their ecosystems are collapsing, scientists said on Sunday.
(October 09, 2009 | Climate Change)
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, should fall 5.9 percent in 2009 as the recession cuts electricity and transportation fuel demand, the government said in a monthly forecast.
(October 09, 2009 | Energy)
60 to 70 billion pounds are expected to be spent for wind turbines, 10 to 20 for power transmission schemes, and the rest for items like the supply chain.
(October 09, 2009 | Climate Change)
Virtual meetings, solar powered mobile phone stations and other IT applications could help cut emissions by 15 percent.
(October 08, 2009 | Energy)
California's plan to slow climate change will boost the state economy and save hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk from rising energy costs, a study by a University of California economist said.
