Environmental News Network

Climate Change Melting Fabled African Glaciers
Climate change is melting a legendary ice field in equatorial Africa and may soon thaw it out completely, threatening fresh water supplies to hundreds of thousands of people, a climate expert said on Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Say Millions Could Flee Rising Seas
Nations must make plans to help tens of millions of "sea level refugees" if climate change continues to ravage the world's oceans, German researchers said on Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Merkel Vows to Forge EU Deal on Post-Kyoto Regime
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she would press during Germany's upcoming EU presidency for European agreement on a post-Kyoto regime to reduce greenhouse gases. >> Read the Full Article
Icebergs Near New Zealand after Drifting from Atlantic
Scores of icebergs have floated to within about 300 km (186 miles) of New Zealand, with the largest measuring about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) in length and standing some 120 metres (360 feet) above water. >> Read the Full Article
Officials Work to Save Homes after Two Days of Record Rains in Pacific Northwest
As a storm that drenched Washington and Oregon for two days spent its force, trucks set to work on the Pacific Northwest coast dumping gravel to prevent houses from sliding into the ocean. >> Read the Full Article
UN Talks Split on Date for Climate Fight Rules
A U.N. conference working to fix long-term rules to fight global warming beyond 2012 "as soon as possible" was split on Tuesday over whether that meant an accord should be struck in 2008, 2009 or even 2010. >> Read the Full Article
Illinois Mulls Building Greenhouse Gas Pipeline
The governor of Illinois is mulling whether the state should help build a pipeline to combat global warming by carrying greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from planned clean coal plants to aging oilfields. >> Read the Full Article
Kenyan Nobel Prize Winner Launches Campaign to Plant One Billion Trees in 2007
A Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner called on people around the world to plant 1 billion trees in the next year, saying Wednesday the effort is a way ordinary citizens can fight global warming. >> Read the Full Article
Italy Swings Its Support Back to Kyoto and Beyond
Italy has swung back to being a firm supporter of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, with a new Green environment minister saying big polluters like the United States, China and India must also be forced to take action. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Reaffirms Emissions Cap Opposition
As delegates from more than 100 nations gathered for talks on the world's changing climate, many looked for signs the United States might ease its stand against mandatory reductions on global-warming emissions. >> Read the Full Article