Amazon dieback 'overstated'

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James Painter, BBC News 16 Feb 09; A study by a group of UK-based scientists suggests that the Amazon rainforest may be less vulnerable to ...

Hamburgers are the Hummers of food in global warming: scientists

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Mira Oberman Yahoo News 16 Feb 09; CHICAGO (AFP) – When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the Hummers of food, scientists say. Simp...

Eco concerns slowly turning Asia's textiles green

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Claire Rosemberg Yahoo News 16 Feb 09; PARIS (AFP) – Green-friendly fabrics may be expensive, but increasing consumer demand for the enviro...

Can geo-engineering rebuild the planet?

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As global warming worsens, the idea of vast projects to alter the Earth's environment is moving from fantasy to necessity. Sanjida O...

UN Urges G20 Leaders To Back "Green New Deal"

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Daniel Wallis, PlanetArk 17 Feb 09; NAIROBI - World leaders meeting in London in April should kick-start a "Green New Deal" to fi...

Best of our wild blogs: 16 Feb 09

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Tanimbar Corella eating cassia fruit on the Bird Ecology Study Group blog Monday Morgue: 16th February 2009 on the Lazy Lizard's Tales b...

Divers threaten to boycott Sabah over shark finning

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Julia Chan, The New Straits Times 16 Feb 09; KOTA KINABALU: Sipadan conjures up an image of a serene, protected underwater world -- one of ...

Singapore bush fires hit record high

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Average number for Jan over last decade was 26, but 182 this Jan Tan May Ping, The New Paper 16 Feb 09; WHILE a lot of the news recently fo...

The grim face of global warming

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Michael Richardson, Straits Times 16 Feb 09; THE devastating bush fires in Australia, severe drought in China and the spread of haze over I...

Reward drivers who opt for 'green' cars

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Straits Times Forum 16 Feb 09; I REFER to last Thursday's commentary, ' Do CNG cars have a future? ' I assume that the question...

Elephants under threat as illegal ivory price soars in Viet Nam

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WWF 16 Feb 09; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Indochina’s few surviving elephants are under increasing threat from booming illegal ivory prices i...

Same Species Found at Both Ends of Earth

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livescience.com Yahoo News 15 Feb 09; Scientists have determined that at least 235 species live in both polar seas despite the 8,000 miles ...