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Generation XL

The world population, which surpassed 6 billion last year, is expected to hit 8.9 billion by 2050, according to median estimates from the U.N. Population Fund. Average fertility worldwide has […]

Another Greenpeace of the Pie

Greenpeace International launched a program today to develop and promote sustainable technologies. The group’s new solutions-oriented unit will work on projects like desalination systems, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy technology. […]

Johnny Rotten

ABC News yesterday reprimanded reporter John Stossel and suspended producer David Fitzpatrick for one month for their roles in a “20/20” report that questioned the safety and benefits of organic […]

Bobby's World

Ralph Nader’s contention that there is no difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is “irresponsible” and his campaign threatens the environment by potentially tipping the election toward Bush, […]

See You Later, Alligator

Scientists have been warning for years about shrinking amphibian populations, but now some researchers are saying that reptiles could be in even worse straits. Reptiles are in decline globally and […]

Wild Horseshoe Crabs Couldn't Drive Virginia Away

In an effort to restore the devastated population of horseshoe crabs, the U.S. announced plans yesterday to create a 1,800-square-mile sanctuary stretching from Delaware Bay into the Atlantic where catching […]

Democrats to See L.A. Skyline

As Los Angeles prepares to host the Democratic National Convention next week, local officials are talking up the city’s improved air quality. Since 1960, the last year the city hosted […]

Horns Aplenty?

The endangered African rhinoceros seems to be making a comeback, with numbers now higher than at any time since the early to mid-1980s, according to a new report by the […]

We're Not Out of the Woods Yet

The global rate of deforestation seems to be slowing, according to a preliminary study by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In some regions, most notably the tropics, destruction […]

I'll Take the Lowe Road

Lowe’s Cos., the second-largest home-improvement retailer in the U.S., announced today that it plans to phase out wood products that come from “endangered forests,” starting with an immediate ban on […]