California City Becomes First To Vote To Ban Fracking
Beverly Hills became the first city in California to pass a ban on fracking and related extreme well stimulation techniques with a unanimous vote.
Study Finds Some Of Australia’s Remote Beaches Are Most Polluted
A new study of Australia’s dirtiest and cleanest beaches estimates more than 150 million pieces of rubbish litter Australia’s sand and shores.
Plastic Bank: Tackling The Issues Of Poverty And Plastic Pollution
There’s too much plastic making its way into the environment; here’s an innovative solution to the seemingly intractable problem of plastic waste…
Arctic Oil: It Is Madness to Celebrate a New Source of Fossil Fuels
After months of delays, Russian state-owned oil and gas company Gazprom has announced that the first ever shipment of oil from offshore Arctic waters has begun the journey to Europe.
Keep Shell Oil Out Of The Arctic!
Be the change: Keep Shell Oil Out Of The Arctic! A NRDC call to action, supported by Robert Redford.
Air Pollution Over Asia Influences Global Weather, Strengthening Pacific Storms
In the first study of its kind, scientists have compared air pollution rates from 1850 to 2000 and found that anthropogenic (human-made) particles from Asia impact the Pacific storm track that can influence weather over much of the world.
On Fracking Front, A Push To Reduce Leaks of Methane
Scientists, engineers, and government regulators are increasingly turning their attention to solving one of the chief environmental problems associated with fracking for natural gas and oil – significant leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Sculptures of Ocean Plastic Raise Awareness for the Sea
Washed up plastics and marine garbage pose a threat to the ecosystems and animal lives they invade, a problem which activists have worked to bring light to in recent years. While news and science are powerful mediums for conveying these messages, the work of artists has also played an important role in the sharing of concern…
Plane Search Raises Questions About Sea of Floating Junk
The search for debris from missing plane has not turned up any evidence of a crash, but it has trained the world’s gaze on thousands of pieces of junk floating on the ocean’s surface. Researchers only began focusing on plastic pollution in the Indian Ocean in recent years, and in 2010 discovered garbage patches much like the famous Pacific Garbage Patch, according to Coastal Care.