World Green News

Congressional Republicans have started investigating climate scientists whose hacked emails suggest they tried to squelch dissenting views about global warming. An aide to Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,...

It is normally a conference bringing together leaders from Britain and its former colonies. But the Nov. 27-29 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has already attracted French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and there is media speculation that U.S. President Barack Obama...

To forecast an unprecedented flood is harder still, and to protect effectively against such a flood hardest of all. Yet the serious flood damage in Cockermouth and other parts of Cumbria over the past few days ought nevertheless to be...

The White House said today it would go to the Copenhagen climate change summit with a proposed target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after facing international pressure to commit to stronger action on climate change. An administration official told reporters...

Crucial decisions will be taken soon in Copenhagen about limiting and reducing the impacts of climate change now and in the future. Climate scientists from the UK and across the world are in overwhelming agreement about the evidence of climate...

Prime Minister John Key says the Government may be in a position to make an announcement on the Emissions Trading Scheme today. The Government has been in negotiations with the Maori Party to gain its support. The price is thought...

Radioactive dust unexpectedly blew out of a pipe being cut by workers during weekend maintenance at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, and officials on Monday were trying to determine exactly how and why it happened...Plant officials likened workers'...

Officials said Sunday that a group of experts had been tasked by the US nuclear regulatory authorities to probe the leakage at the nuclear power plant, which is known for being the scene of the worst nuclear power accident in...

More than 2000 scientists from 80 countries are taking part in the first global Census of Marine Life project scheduled to be completed in October of next year. Using deep-towed cameras, sonar and other state-of-the-art technologies, the teams since 2000...