Cameron Diaz opened up about the passion for the environment in last month’s issue of Vogue and she recently revealed even more details about what she’s doing to help the earth. This month’s issue of Marie Claire features an in-depth interview with the actress. In it, Diaz talks about her desire to push environmental issues to the forefront of ...

A new report, prepared by the Global Humanitarian Forum, offers some eye-opening numbers on the economic and humanitarian toll of climate change. The group, led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, says that global warming contributes, directly or indirectly, to 300,000 deaths and $125 billion in economic losses on an annual basis.The ...

Think global warming is all a big conspiracy? You’re in good company. An intellectual think tank comprised of the smartest, most informed people in the word agrees with you. Wait, that’s not true. Actually, it’s Burger King, the famous fast food chain, that’s on your side. Well, kind of. Although the signs have since been taken down, several ...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is responsible for climate change, anyone can tell you that, but the effect of CO2 on the oceans to date has been downplayed. The acidification of the world’s oceans will finally be addressed this December if a recently published statement backed by dozens of leading scientific academies is heeded. When carbon dioxide ...

Amit Chatterjee doesn't have a crystal ball, but he didn't need one to figure out that ''the next set of regulations for which businesses would need compliance software...[would be for] greenhouse gas emissions.'' So, the founder and CEO of Hara, a software start-up whose name comes from the Sanskrit for ''green'', began working on a software ...

Data compiled in recent studies suggests that the United States could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by sources of lighting by 50 percent, simply by swapping traditional bulb-powered lights for LEDs.Besides being far more cost-effective, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are extremely energy-efficient. With better than double the ...

It’s no surprise that air travel contributes to global warming (currently about 3 percent of US total emissions), but scientists predict that these levels could triple by 2050. This statistic has prompted aircraft manufacturers and airlines like Boeing, Virgin, New Zealand Air, Japan Airlines and GE Aircrafts to test new aviation ...

A few days ago, we posted an article about the significant number of Americans who continue to deny the validity of global warming. The article generated a number of comments from individuals on both sides of the issue. A key element of the debate centered on whether or not there is “overwhelming evidence” supporting global warming. A new ...

Queen Elizabeth, aka Aussie actress Cate Blanchett, took a stand against climate change at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen on Monday. (See our original COP15 post) A member of the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Benjamin Button actress urged business leaders to cut down on emissions and invest in ...

The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (YSFES) found that polluted ecosystems can and do recover from damage well within decades if communities commit to restoring the ecosystem. After scrutinizing 240 independent studies on large-scale ecosystem recovery, the YSFES examined the impact of high-level disturbances like agriculture, ...