Coal's future carbon costs may make it more expensive than wind energy
Nov 15, 2013, 11:23 am By Rhett Butler
At first glance, a recent report from the U.S. White House on the social cost of carbon reads like a…New bat species discovered in Brazil leaves another at risk
Nov 15, 2013, 11:20 am By Tiffany Roufs
A team of researchers has discovered a new species of bat in Brazil, which has put a previously…Tiny algae signal big changes for warming Arctic lakes
Nov 15, 2013, 9:59 am By Rhett Butler
The mighty polar bear has long been the poster child for the effects of global warming in the…Deforestation accelerates in Indonesia, finds Google forest map
Nov 14, 2013, 7:31 pm By Rhett Butler
Forest loss in Indonesia has sharply risen over the past 12 years, reports a new study published in…Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon jumps 28% in 2013
Nov 14, 2013, 6:42 pm By Rhett Butler
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon jumped 28% in 2013 sparking concerns that recent progress in…Zero net deforestation is the wrong target, warn experts
Nov 14, 2013, 3:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Environmental initiatives that target zero net deforestation may miss their mark when it comes to…Is Australia becoming the new Canada in terms of climate inaction?
Nov 14, 2013, 3:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
For many concerned about climate change, Australia has suddenly become the new Canada. With the…Powered by Google, high resolution forest map reveals massive deforestation worldwide
Nov 14, 2013, 2:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers today released a long-awaited tool that reveals the extent of forest cover loss and gain…Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity
Nov 14, 2013, 2:04 pm By Jeremy Hance
Want to save the world's biodiversity from mass extinction? Then make certain to safeguard the 74…Coelacanths might be monogamous, to the surprise of researchers
Nov 14, 2013, 11:43 am By Rhett Butler
They evaded humans for millions of years and live very private lives. The hulking, fleshy-finned…Longline fisheries in Costa Rica hook tens of thousands of sea turtles every year
Nov 14, 2013, 9:39 am By Rhett Butler
Hundreds of kilometers of commercial fishing lines slither along coastal waters in Costa Rica,…Rent-a-mob disrupts court proceedings against Indonesian palm oil company
Nov 14, 2013, 9:05 am By Rhett Butler
A mob of 150 palm oil workers has disrupted court proceedings against Kalista Alam, an Indonesian…Wolves boost food for Yellowstone’s threatened grizzlies
Nov 13, 2013, 6:52 pm By Rhett Butler
Wolves and grizzlies aren’t best buddies. Burly bears can barge in on a feasting pack, making off…REDD+ carbon market stabilizes, but risk of supply glut looms
Nov 13, 2013, 6:25 pm By Rhett Butler
The market for carbon credits generated under projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and…Richest countries spent $74 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2011, eclipsing climate finance by seven times
Nov 13, 2013, 1:14 pm By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
In 2011, the top 11 richest carbon emitters spent an estimated $74 billion on fossil fuel subsidies,…Flawed from inception? Ecuador’s Yasuní-ITT initiative threatened indigenous groups with simple mapping errors
Nov 13, 2013, 1:45 am By Rhett Butler
The plan from Ecuador’s government was simple: Pay us and we won’t destroy the planet's most…Locally extinct birds in the Amazon slowly flock back to forests when trees regrow
Nov 13, 2013, 1:19 am By Rhett Butler
Some good news out of the Amazon rainforest: given enough time, deforested land can rebound enough…Aiming to avoid deforestation, Unilever to trace all palm oil it sources
Nov 12, 2013, 6:48 pm By Rhett Butler
In a move that represents a significant development for efforts to reduce the environmental impact…3.5 million ha of Indonesian and Malaysian forest converted for palm oil in 20 years
Nov 12, 2013, 5:19 pm By Rhett Butler
Some 3.5 million hectares (8.7 million acres) of forest in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea…Asia's 'unicorn' photographed in Vietnam
Nov 12, 2013, 12:53 pm By Jeremy Hance
In 1992, scientists made a spectacular discovery: a large, land mammal (200 pounds) that had somehow…
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