How places of worship can improve their environmental impact
New LED lights now brighten the parking lot at Blakemore United Methodist Church, furthering the Nashville church’s efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. That work,...
Americans fear North Korea using weapons, World War III, ‘Trumpcare’: survey
Americans fear being involved in another world war, the threat of North Korea using weapons, and the proposed American Health Care Act or ‘Trumpcare’, according to a US survey. The top...
The state of the environment, 20 years after ‘blockbuster’ report
ANALYSIS: A copy of New Zealand’s first major environmental review cost $70 and was described as “a real moa’s egg of a tome”. Over 650 pages, it exhaustively detailed the...
How much is NZ spending on research to benefit the environment?
Investment in research that benefits the environment has risen less than $50 million over the last eight years. New Zealand sits below the average for research and development spending as a...
Political party leaders urged to protect environment
The Letter from groups including Forest and Bird, Greenpeace, WWF and Fish and Game said there was a strong public expectation that which ever parties form the next government make clear gains for...
Trump’s environmental plan doesn’t mention climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency’s strategic plan does not contain the phrase “climate change.” The federal agency’s draft four-year plan is detailed in a 38-page report that was released late...
Scientists to visit hidden Antarctic ecosystem after giant iceberg calving
A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is planning an urgent mission to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up...
Canadian government gets ‘failing grade’ in climate change planning, says environment commissioner
Julie Gelfand gives “a failing grade” to 14 government departments for the work they’ve done in assessing the risks of climate change — departments like National Defence and...
