Environmental News Network

China Creates Artificial Snowfall in Tibet
China has succeeded in creating an artificial snowfall for the first time in Tibet to combat drought worries, state media reported Wednesday. The success proves it is "possible to change the weather through human efforts on the world's highest plateau." >> Read the Full Article
Australian Aquanaut Emerges from Urine-Fuelled Sub
Breathing air provided by algae watered with recycled urine, and pedalling a bike for electricity, an Australian aquanaut emerged on Wednesday after 13 days living underwater in a "biosub". >> Read the Full Article
Al Gore Gets Approval To Install Solar Panels at His Tennessee Home
Former Vice President Al Gore's upscale neighborhood granted the environmental activist approval Tuesday to install 33 solar panels on the roof of his mansion. >> Read the Full Article
Vegas Plan To Pump Water from Rural Nevada Approved on Smaller Scale
A request to pump billions of gallons of groundwater to booming Las Vegas from a valley near the Nevada-Utah line was cut to less than half the amount in a plan approved Monday by the state's engineer. >> Read the Full Article
Greenpeace Says China Guilty in Illegal Logging
Environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday China should take responsibility for illegal hardwood logging in Southeast Asia which supplied the raw materials for Chinese exports to the West. >> Read the Full Article
Global Warming May Put U.S. in Hot Water
As the world warms, water -- either too little or too much of it -- is going to be the major problem for the United States, scientists and military experts said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Britain Tells U.S. Industry To Invest in Clean-Tech
On the eve of the first U.N. Security Council debate on global warming, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett warned U.S. businesses to invest in carbon-free technology or lose out to Europeans. >> Read the Full Article
Biotech Seeks to Ease Reliance on Corn
The quest for alternative energy is more complicated than just finding a replacement for petroleum. Scientists and a growing number of biotechnology companies are attempting to remove corn from the ethanol equation because it has created huge demand for the global food staple. >> Read the Full Article
Malaysia Says Activists Trying To Harm Palm Oil Industry by Highlighting Orangutan Woes
Malaysia accused Western activists Monday of trying to undermine the palm oil industry by claiming that orangutans are threatened by the clearing of forests in Malaysia and Indonesia. >> Read the Full Article
Nissan, NEC To Produce Batteries for Ecologically Friendly Vehicles
Nissan and electronics maker NEC will produce batteries for ecologically friendly vehicles, the companies said Friday, signaling efforts by the Japanese automaker to catch up with rivals that have a head start in green technology. >> Read the Full Article