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The Dirt on Pesticides

4.1 billion pounds of pesticides are used throughout the world each year 30 times more pesticides are used today than were used in 1945 30 percent of insecticides are believed […]

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish — That's All

Tighter fishing limits are needed in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank fishing grounds in New England on everything from cod to winter flounder to meet new conservation goals […]

U.S. Department of Frankenculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture frequently approves the use of new genetically engineered crops based on unsupported claims and shoddy studies by seed companies, say many scientists who have studied […]

A Tarriffying Story

A new White House study argues that logging around the world would increase by no more than 0.5 percent if the World Trade Organization liberalized global trade in forest products, […]

Bonn Fire

Emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary cause of climate change, would be cut by 4.6 percent if eight major developing nations scrapped their energy subsidies, according to a report released […]

Mr. Smith Stays in Washington

In a move that worries enviros, Sen. Bob Smith, a New Hampshire conservative who recently bolted the GOP, then rejoined it on Monday, was elected yesterday by Senate Republicans to […]

If We've Said It Once, We've Said It a Thousand Times …

Without action to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, average global temperatures would rise about 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 80 years, causing sea levels to rise and landlocked glaciers […]

Bag It, Tag It, Sell It to the Butcher in the Pet Store

The world’s coral reefs are threatened by consumers seeking tropical fish and coral for home aquariums, scientists said yesterday at a reef protection conference organized by the U.S. Home aquarium […]

Hi, Ho, Quicksilver

Debate is brewing over safe levels of exposure to mercury and whether new limits should be imposed on mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants. While most industrial uses of mercury […]

Yes, Trash Can!

At least four commercial ventures are gearing up to make money from biomass power, which uses organic refuse (corn stalks, rice straw, even household food scraps) to produce alcohol-based substitutes […]