On November 16th, two Greenpeace activists and two members of the press were picked up and detained by Indonesian police.
The Guardian | David Smith in Berenty, Madagascar | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green
The lemur, a furry primate that symbolizes Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a "timber mafia" pillaging the island's fore...
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
If all the print publications in the U.S. alone were to eliminate inserts, how much would that reduce carbon emissions? Think of the deforestation it could prevent.
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers....
Mother Nature Network | Karl Burkart | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green
A New study claims meat is responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. But let's not forget, soy production is a leading cause of deforestation, ...
Daniel Kessler | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green
A drive through the Kampar Peninsula reveals hectare after hectare of forest conversion from healthy rainforest to palm oil plantations. There is no sign of animal life or biodiversity -- just row after row of palm.
AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales...
Kevin George | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green
These are just of few of the characters on the global stage whom I met - and who shared their stories of their paths on the road to Copenhagen.
Saad Khan | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green
Along with other South Asian nations, Pakistan is one of the countries worst affected by environmental pollution.
Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green
Used in everything from cookies to lipstick, palm oil is now common ingredient in many everyday items. Unfortunately, its popularity has led to extensive destruction of tropical rainforests.
Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green
The leader of the largest polluting country in the world has now publicly declared accountability and committed to redemption. It deserves to be recognized as meaningful, if imperfect, progress.
The Observer | John Vidal | Posted 11.26.2009 | Green
Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australi...
Jake Schmidt | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green
The UN climate summit provided some boosts to the international negotiations as we lead into the final stretch before Copenhagen.
ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green
As a "global sustainability movement" that'll include just about everyone - from educators to scientists to businesses to non-profits and little kids - Team Earth's first campaign centers on tackling deforestation.
AP | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
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Harrison Ford | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
Team Earth is issuing an urgent, immediate challenge by teaming up with the Prince's Rainforest Project to call for swift action and funding to reduce tropical deforestation.
Carl Pope | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
Vilsack acknowledged for the first time that climate change and fragmentation are a serious threat to the health of our forests.
Daniel Kessler | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green
North American forests have had a good day today. Kimberly-Clark announced stronger fiber sourcing standards, and a San Francisco court reinstated the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Chad Dobson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business
The World Bank's current struggle within its Forest Carbon Partnership Facility illustrates the difficulty of building a solid programmatic foundation that incorporates civil society concerns.
Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green
Deforestation in the Amazon is not okay. But -- how is it our problem? We're a U.S.-based bootmaking business -- sympathetic to the cause, but certainly not responsible for it. Right?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green
U.S.-China summit begins today in D.C.; Arctic ice photos finally declassified... PLUS: Chicken feathers! For both biodiesel and Republican Senators..
Anis Shivani | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green
American consumers are being taken for a ride.
David Horton | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
Those who deny climate change believe that no environmental issue, no conservation cause, no piece of the natural world, must ever be allowed to get in the way of big profits for big business.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green
If we can repeal the last-minute biofuels amendments to ACES, we can instill a belief that biofuels done right can be a real, American-grown, global warming solution.
The Wall Street Journal | Tom Wright | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The United States will sign an agreement Tuesday to forgive nearly $30 million in Indonesian debt in return for the large Southe...
Daniel Kessler | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green