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Photo via charles westerby. While the environmental impact from fuels like gas and coal are well-known, Japan has now set its sights on folks who burn the midnight oil. In hopes of reducing the nation's carbon...Read the full story on TreeHugger [continue]

photo: Minette Layne via flickr The IWC meeting in Morocco may have seen the failure of plans to compromise on commercial whaling, to bring Japan and other international law objectors back into the fold, but there is some more interesting news coming from Agadir: More whales are being killed by... [continue]

Photo via Nature Blog By now, it's become quite clear that climate change presents a number of threats to life on Earth. So while manipulative politicians and skeptical media outlets continue to voice dissent, institutions like the US military are already in the process of planning, with the aid of... [continue]

A pretty scathing critique of "eco-restaurants" recently ran in Newseek. Called Your Carbon Foodprint, the article honed in on the now-fully formed trend of eateries capitalizing on environmentally conscious values to appeal to a growing market -- and, it charges, doing little but greenwashing in... [continue]

It's probably a pretty safe bet that if you're reading TreeHugger then you're mad as hell (and don't want to take it anymore) about the BP oil spill. Now, there are plenty of ways you can take action and express your outrage at BP, as well as show support for alternatives to oil, but the one you... [continue]

Photo: Herald Sun As we alluded to earlier, in a very historic day, Australia has a new Prime Minister. In her first speech as the nation's 27th Prime Minister, and first female in the role, Julia Gillard, had a few things to say about climate change: "It is my intention to lead a Government that... [continue]

Photo via the DCist Yet another poll has rolled in, revealing in clear terms -- and by wide margins -- that US citizens want comprehensive clean energy reform. Even if they have to pay more in energy costs. The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, conducted by McCain pollster Bill McInturff (R), along... [continue]

Photo: US Dept of State Following a leadership vote at 9am Thursday 24 June 2010, Australia may have a new Prime Minister. It seems likely the deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will be chosen by her political party to dethrone the country's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. Australia may end up with... [continue]

Illegal logging is on the increase in the Terai, the lowland areas of Nepal. Photo: Librex via flickr. A quickie on a seriously shocking situation: As Mongabay and BBC News report, Nepal has announced a two month temporary ban on all logging in the country. This comes as forestry officials learned... [continue]

Photo via Seeker 401 Put simply, the capacity for something to go very, very wrong as a result of technical mismanagement (or otherwise). Now, there are surely a great number of things that could also fit the bill, but I highlight these for a reason: In the wake of the BP spill, there are numerous... [continue]