Palau is a small Pacific nation consisting of a 190 square mile archipelago. The population of the country is around 20,000. Palau, regardless of its size, is trying to set an example for the world by establishing the world’s first shark sanctuary....

South Africa has begun increasing its funding for combating illegal rhino poaching which has been steadily increasing in the country and continent of Africa. South Africa announced that they will be implementing new measures in order to ensure less r...

Hark, the most benign of animals is at the core of the global warming debate. From Argentina comes the news that cows have to answer for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions.

The problem: Biofuels were the new hope. Derived from sugarcane and corn, they were supposed to solve the dependence on fossil fuels. But now this so called 'green' alternative looks like a Hobson's choice to many.

The human and environmental threats to the Antarctic are growing alongside increasing tourism in the area. In the late 1990s, approximately 10,000 people visited the Antarctic as tourists annually. In 2008, 45,000 tourists visited Antarctica. In order...

<span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="">Permaculture is a “design system” (read: way of life) which was coined in the 70s by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. <span...

Setting up your outdoor and indoor house lights with timers is a basic step to preventing crime. When there are lights outside the entrances of your home, there are fewer areas for burglars to hide or stake out your home. Also, a couple indoor lights...

As has been discussed previously, 2009 is expected to be the fifth warmest year on record. The records of course have been being calculated since 1860, or 150 years. Along with reports regarding the temperatures of 2009, researchers have been...

The predictions involving the rising sea levels due to global warming vary greatly. However, all scientists agree that the seas are rising and at an alarming rate. The melting glaciers around the world are further evidence of the rising seas. Greenland...