Environmental News Network

Africa Needs Help to Win Clean Energy Investment
Africa lacks the capacity and projects to attract the levels of investment in clean energy seen in other parts of the world, Kenya's environment minister said on Sunday. >> Read the Full Article
Tidal Energy Companies Staking Claims
In the quest for oil-free power, a handful of small companies are staking claims on the boundless energy of the rising and ebbing sea. >> Read the Full Article
Strapped Missouri Farmers Seek Salvation from Declining Economy in Wind Farms
The decline of the family farm is part of Northwest Missouri's economic problems. But some farmers in the region who once relied on hogs or soybeans to make ends meet will soon be harvesting wind energy. >> Read the Full Article
Nebraska Governor Signs River Agreement He Says Also Protects Farmers
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a three-state plan to protect the habitats of endangered species along the Platte River while at the same time sheltering growers from federal action. >> Read the Full Article
Wild Jatropha Stirs Hope of Biodiesel Bounty in India
The glow from burning jatropha seed torches has often saved Maruti Chindu from treading on snakes, but now he carefully nurtures them for a use that he never imagined before -- running cars and trucks. >> Read the Full Article
Argentina Wants World Bank to Halt Pulp Mill Loans
Argentina wants the World Bank to halt loans for a pulp mill in neighboring Uruguay until an international court has ruled in a case Argentina brought against the project, the country's top environmental official said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
China Turns to Salt Water to Ease Drought
Drought-stricken China, where hundreds of millions of people are without regular access to drinking water, is turning to desalinated sea water to help end the crisis, the government said on Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Brazil Bus Firm Powers Fleet on Biofuels
South America's largest city might be getting a bit greener. A bus company in Sao Paulo is now powering part of its fleet with a new mix of biofuels and diesel in an effort to curb emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. >> Read the Full Article
Turkmen Leader Promises Free Gas, Electricity and Water to Every Citizen Through 2030
Turkmenistan's eccentric leader on Wednesday had the parliament promise free natural gas, power and water to every citizen in the energy-rich desert nation through 2030. >> Read the Full Article
Panel Says New Great Lakes Water Deal Needed
A U.S.-Canadian pact to clean up the Great Lakes has run its course after more than three decades and should be scrapped in favor of a more effective, modern strategy, a binational panel said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article