Full Coverage: Environment

31.01.2007 The “I Love Pula!” civic initiative organized a protest walk, on January 20, 2007, to express its opposition of construction and development works in Pula’s public parks.

31.01.2007 George W. Bush proposes to deal with climate change by means of smoke and mirrors. So what's new? Only that it is no longer just a metaphor. After six years of obfuscation and denial, the United States now insists that we find ways to block some of the sunlight reaching the earth. This means launching either mirrors or clouds of small particles into the atmosphere.

28.01.2007 The political will exists to combat ChinaÂ’s pollution, but collusion between business and local governments remains a major obstacle. Jianqiang Liu asks: who is really harming the countryÂ’s interests?

26.01.2007 Once viewed as an expensive idea hatched by nutty environmentalists, recycling is now mainstream economic activity. But despite extensive recycling schemes, the average Finn produces about 500 kilos of waste every year and the planet still seems to be going down the tubes. So is the current emphasis on household recycling a case of too little, too late?

16.01.2007 Dangerous levels of mercury have been found in the indoor air of two Delhi hospitals, indicating a persistent toxic exposure to the healthcare staff and those visiting these and similar facilities, according to a new study by Toxics Link, a Delhi-based environmental group.

12.01.2007 The World Bank approved a US$154 million credit to the Indian state of Punjab designed to increase access of the state's rural communities to improved and sustainable water supply and sanitation services.

04.01.2007 Women and young girls coughing and choking as they cook food over traditional stoves that burn wood, leaves or dung is a common a sight in poor homes across Asia, Africa and Latin America. But no one notices the deleterious effects

04.01.2007 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated that developed countries must bear more responsibility in meeting the challenges of climate change and promoting sustainable development by altering their consumption patterns.

03.01.2007 from greengranny.org blog:
January 2007 is the beginning of a year that must be pivotal, insists greengranny.

03.01.2007 from Worldchanging:
'I'd like us each to imagine, with as much plausibility and detail as we can muster, what our lives will be like in just one year, at the beginning of 2008', asks Jamais Cascio.

02.01.2007 from ecostreet blog:
Whether the Economist thinks so or not, we can make choices that will effect the future of our world. Here's how.

01.01.2007 from Green Maven:
Not a blog but a new search engine gateway to the Green Web.