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Now here’s something that could really make a difference.  China Daily reports that the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) is “mulling a plan to assess provincial environmental performances.”  The plan being considered is the Environmental Performances Index (EPI).

For some time now I have been asking about the unthinkable - what happens if the Southwest does go dry and people move en masse to the Pacific Northwest to escape the heat and lack of water? Seems like others are thinking similar thoughts, including a colleague of mine, Lorna Stickel at the Portland Water Bureau.

The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.

Although the Conservative government has argued that a critical Health Canada report on climate change impacts is “too large” to be made available online, the DeSmogBlog has sourced a copy that you can now access through these links. The synopsis is available for download here - or you can opt for a copy of the entire report here.

Would she or wouldn’t she? To tell from the lavish – some would say obsessive – coverage that preceded the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis, Missouri, last week, the question that was on every self-respecting pundit’s mind was: “How, or, to be more precise, how poorly, will Palin fare?” Following

It’s not down on the farm these days, alas. The healthy, natural beef of years gone by is almost extinct. It has been driven out by cheap beef, raised on gigantic feedlots, fattened on corn. The problem is: corn isn’t healthy for cows, and raising beef this way ultimately isn’t healthy for us either.

Wildlife Group Presses Poor Nations on CO2 By James Kanter Deforestation in the tropics, seen here in Kuala Cenaku, Indonesia, accounts for 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. (Dimas Ardian/Getty Images) BARCELONA - When a prominent figure from the developing world delivers a sharp

Already fraught with uncertainty and debate, forestry professionals and policy makers are going to have to rethink forest management and policy at US national forests and adapt quickly, according to recently released research conducted for the National Forest Restoration Collaborative.

October 2008 The Finish Line Approaches by Charley James Alright, so it’s been an unpredictable election year. When the primaries began, Hillary Clinton was the heavy favorite and John McCain was all but dead in the water with Fred Thompson’s entry in the race being eagerly awaited by conservative and moderate Republicans alike.

5 reasons not to drill for oil off our nation’s shores: 1) Renewables and Alternative Fuels–It is a distraction from the dire need to promote renewables and move to a clean, energy independent future. 2) Short Term Solution–We live in a country that has 4.5% of the world’s population and uses 25% of the world’s oil.