It seems that the rising price of petrol in the United States is causing an increasing amount of commuters to leave their cars behind and pick up their bicycles.
Cycling systems established years ago are now being used more regularly in many major cities in the US such as Washington, Oregon, Chicago and Portland. The current [...]

Earlier this month one of the country’s leading conservation groups made the convincing argument that the maintenance of, and right of access to, the countryside was a vital element of the country’s fight against the growing obesity problem. The group, Natural England, stated in their report that England’s natural environment ‘underpins’ both mental and physical [...]

With disgustingly high prices of gasoline hitting Americans’ wallets hard, sales of SUVs and four wheel drive vehicles are at an all time low. However, electric bikes are making their mark as a fun, clean alternative to conventional transportation.
Optibike is the only electric bike manufactured in volume. This month the company has expanded into a [...]

The UK should embrace a system of personal carbon trading instead of the current practice of cap-and-trade system for business and industry, according to the House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee. The Committee admitted that initially such a system may be tricky to put in place, but was resolute that this type of scheme would [...]

President George W Bush showed his distrust in a Senate bill that would significantly cut America’s greenhouse gas emissions, claiming that it is not economically feasible and would impose crippling costs both on consumers and “job creators.”
According to scientists, the Climate bill would cut emissions of carbon dioxide by approximately 66 per cent within the [...]

An Asian mosquito species may arrive in the UK, bringing with it a significant risk of potentially fatal disease.
The Asian tiger mosquito has already been detected in Italy as well as other parts of Europe, including Germany and Holland. This particular species of mosquito has been known to spread chikungunya fever throughout parts of south-east [...]

On questioning a friend about her mud stained trousers she replied that she had they had spent the day working on an allotment on the outskirts of town. The first thing that came to mind were glimpses through train windows of dog-on-a-string types drinking special brew, circled around compost heaps and bonfires by the railway [...]

StatoilHydro, the Nordic regions largest oil and natural gas producer, said they found a serious oil leak in the North Sea at its Statfjord oil field. The company has evacuated all 217 workers who were on the platforms excluding emergency workers.
“The situation is serious and confused,” the company has said. No one has been hurt [...]

A new international report claims the best way to deal with the escalating prices of food and the extended scarcity of water is to globally reduce the amount of wasted food.
Fifty perfect of food is ruined by inefficient packaging, harvesting, transportation and storage. The report was released last week by the Stockholm International Water Institute, [...]

This summers much talked about Olympic games in Beijing claims to be “basically” carbon neutral due to energy saving techniques like the use of solar power and afforestation programs, senior officials said this month.
The Technology Minister Wan Gang said the event would produce 1.18 million tones of CO2 mostly due to athletes and spectators who [...]