Environmental News Network

Environmental Activists Use Cell Phone Ringtones to Make Nature Statement
Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale. >> Read the Full Article
Oscars for Gore Film Could Spur Action on Climate
The double Oscar win for "An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore's expanded slide-show on global warming, could spur grassroots support for the fight against climate change, environmental advocates said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Lack of Water in Yangtze Creates Shortage for One Million People
Falling water levels in China's Yangtze River have left 1 million people short of drinking water, state media reported Monday. A severe drought has caused the water level in China's longest river to plunge over the last two weeks, severely cutting water-pumping capacity, Xinhua News Agency said. >> Read the Full Article
Northern Italian Cities Ban Cars from Center
Many cities in northern Italy banned traffic for several hours Sunday in a one-day bid to fight pollution. The length of the bans varied from region to region, but most ranged from six to 12 hours. >> Read the Full Article
Some Celebrities Who Made Green Issues Cool
Whether it's forsaking a gas guzzling limo in favor of driving a hybrid car to the Oscars, or fitting their homes with solar panels, many celebrities embraced green causes long before they became fashionable. >> Read the Full Article
Number One Milk Company Says No to Clones
The nation's biggest milk company, Dean Foods, said Thursday it will refuse milk from cloned cows. The Food and Drug Administration gave preliminary approval to meat and milk from cloned animals and could grant final approval by the end of the year. >> Read the Full Article
Hearing to Probe Climate Change and Inuit Rights
The Inuit of Arctic Canada and Alaska are bearing the brunt of global warming and their way of life is in peril, an international human rights body will be told next month. >> Read the Full Article
Trash Old Medications with Cat Litter or Coffee Grounds, Government Says
Here's a safety tip from your government: Trash those unwanted prescription drugs with kitty litter or coffee grounds to keep them from falling into the wrong hands -- and mouths. >> Read the Full Article
Gore Announces Star-Studded Concerts on Climate Change
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Wild-Bird Survey Finds No Evidence of H5N1
Tests on nearly 75,000 wild ducks, gulls and other birds have turned up no sign of dangerous H5N1 avian influenza in the United States, a federal agency said Thursday. >> Read the Full Article