Though North American and Western European countries have long been the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the economies of fast growing developing countries, particularly in Asia, are quickly making up for lost time and ground... [more]

I'm not sure whether it was strategic or serendipitous that the World Business Council on Sustainable Development released a report on sustainable consumption just a week before a recessionary Christmas a time when countless millions were torn be... [more]

The slowing of construction in the USA has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity for driving significant, positive environmental change. Although I hesitate to even use the word because it has so little currency in the USA, an opening exists for... [more]

By Joseph Romm[Please post your response to Tierney's column here.] Science advisor pick John Holdren gets global warming. Although he is wildly overqualified for the job compared to anybody a GOP President has named in recent memory -- heck, Hol... [more]

This poem is offered to encourage joining the good fight for sustainable development (SD). Done in good spirits, with credit to Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas, now known as Twas a night before Christmas. Twas a nigh... [more]

By David RobertsRecommended: Earth Worship, an article from the latest issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report. It offers a window into environmentalism as seen feverishly imagined by the far right. It begins: Addison, Tex... [more]

Given an unprecedented and still unfolding crisis in banking and credit markets, spreading recession and sharp falls in fossil fuel prices I guess it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that reports say that the UN climate change negotiations in Po... [more]

by Karen LoseeAccording to Watching Water, A Guide To Evaluating Corporate Risks In A Thirsty World, a report issued by JP Morgan Global Equity Research (PDF Here), companies and investors have been quick to identify opportunities to invest in water-... [more]

Given my recent post about the first sustainable airport just opening in Indianapolis, this news item is hard for me to resist.Maguire Aviation is negotiating with Shangri-La Construction to build Loas Angeles' first green jet hanger at Van Nuys ... [more]

Given my recent post about the first sustainable airport just opening in Indianapolis, this news item is hard for me to resist.Maguire Aviation is negotiating with Shangri-La Construction to build Loas Angeles' first green jet hangar at Van Nuys ... [more]