Environmental News Network

Harnessing the Sun: Facts and Myths about Solar Power
Energy costs continue to rise. Health problems are increasingly being linked to poor air quality. And as the summer sun bears down on much of the country, it's no wonder that more and more people are harnessing the sun's energy to power their homes. >> Read the Full Article
Ugandan Refugees Go Online
Refugees forced into crowded camps by northern Uganda's two-decade civil war need many things: food, doctors, toilets, bore holes for drinking water, schools -- and computers? >> Read the Full Article
Palm Oil Firms Burning Indonesia Forests
Palm oil companies are burning peat forests to clear land for plantations in Indonesia's Riau province, despite government pledges to end forest fires, environment group Greenpeace said on Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Activists Hope To Start Bike-Sharing in New York
New York City may seem like an unlikely place to leave bicycles out for people to ride for free, but some activists are hoping residents can learn to share bikes like Europeans to ease congestion and pollution. >> Read the Full Article
Sheeps Being Trained to Weed Vineyards
Enthusiastic and unpicky eaters, sheep are already being used in some vineyards as a green alternative to tractors. They don't use gasoline and keep down weeds -- a necessary task to deter pests and keep vines healthy -- sans herbicides. >> Read the Full Article
Solar Variations Not Behind Global Warming
The sun's changing energy levels are not to blame for recent global warming and, if anything, solar variations over the past 20 years should have had a cooling effect, scientists said on Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
BLM Gets OK for New North Slope Drilling
The Bureau of Land Management could go ahead with plans to allow drilling in a sensitive area near Teshekpuk Lake on the North Slope, an agency spokeswoman said. >> Read the Full Article
University of Delaware Researcher Says Seeds from Salt-Tolerant Plant a Promising Source of Biodiesel
While the seashore mallow might be handy for a quick snack, the sturdy plant has provided Gallagher food for thought in addressing a smorgasbord of environmental problems, from global warming to the disappearance of coastal farmland. >> Read the Full Article
China Province Vows Water Clean-Up Even if Economy Hurts
The top official of an eastern Chinese province said he would be willing to sacrifice 15 percent of its booming economic activity to clean a lake beset by pollution-fed algae, state media reported on Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Canada To Increase Military Presence in the Arctic Despite U.S. Objections
Canada has announced plans to increase its Arctic military presence in an effort to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage -- a potentially oil-rich region the United States claims is international territory. >> Read the Full Article