19 million trees are felled to produce over 500 million phone books printed in the United States each year. Not only is this a tremendous waste of resources, pitched phone books take up a huge amount of landfill space-268,000 cubic yards, or the equivalent load of 6,700 large dumpsters.. In addition, delivery of these massive [...]

WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in New York for the highest-level conference yet on climate change, European leaders are expressing growing unease about the United States’ stance in international talks aimed at reaching a global agreement in Copenhagen in December. Officials of several European countries have cited what they see as a lack of [...]

HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland — Suddenly and without warning, the gigantic river of ice sped up, causing it to spit icebergs ever faster into the ocean off southeastern Greenland. Helheim Glacier nearly doubled its speed in just a few years, flowing through a rift in the barren coastal mountains at a stunning 100 feet (30 meters) [...]

Scientists at a London conference next week will warn of earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic eruptions as the atmosphere heats up and geology is altered. Even Britain could face being struck by tsunamis. Scientists are to outline dramatic evidence that global warming threatens the planet in a new and unexpected way – by triggering earthquakes, tsunamis, [...]

The dramatic changes sweeping the Arctic as a result of global warming aren’t just confined to melting sea ice and polar bears — a new study finds that the forces of climate change are propagating throughout the frigid north, producing different effects in each ecosystem with the upshot that the face of the Arctic may [...]

Polar bears, seals and walruses are among a host of wildlife being hit by “devastating changes” brought on by warming temperatures in the Arctic, scientists have warned. Rising temperatures, retreating ice and less snow cover as a result of climate change means the Arctic as we know it could soon be a thing of the [...]

Rich countries will have to spend about $550 billion a year to help developing countries tackle climate change, the World Bank has estimated before crucial international talks next week. var showHover=false;

 Europe has clashed with the US Obama administration over climate change  in a potentially damaging split that comes ahead of crucial political negotiations on a new global deal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Guardian understands that key differences have emerged between the US and Europe over the structure of a new worldwide treaty on [...]

The Climate Bill has certainly spurred some heated debates and intense conflicts, inside the beltway and out. But one side isn’t playing clean. Opponents of clean energy reform and climate action have pulled out all the stops since the climate debate began earlier this year. And not all of them have been legal. From crazy [...]

Economic expansion cannot be achieved forever if greenhouse gases are to be curbed, warns the leading economist and author of the UK’s government’s report on climate change Rich nations will need to reconsider making growth the goal of their societies, according to the leading economist who wrote the government’s report on climate change. var showHover=false;