According to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local avai...
Telegraph | Louise Gray | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green
In a new report Save the Children claims that climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century[.]...
Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago
The Chicago region faces a long-term water shortage that could hit some outlying suburbs by 2015, much sooner than previously anticipated, according t...
guardian.co.uk | Fred Pearce | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
In part, no doubt, to help salvage its GM-tarnished reputation, Monsanto now makes great play of its efforts to help engineer a second green revolutio...
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green
Because of the ongoing water shortage in my Southern California town, we're now limited to the number of days we can water our lawns. But in the neigh...
John Sauer | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
Even those of us in the international development field have pretty much neglected the fact that diarrhea is still fatal in many parts of the world. It kills 1.6 million children each year.
BBC | Posted 05.11.2009 | World
Mexico City officials have shut down a main pipeline providing fresh water to millions of residents because reserves have fallen to record low levels....
New York Times | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green
Lush fields of lettuce and hothouses of tomatoes line the roads. Verdant new developments of plush pastel vacation homes beckon buyers from Britain an...
nature.com | Ana Belluscio | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green