McClatchy Newspapers - FREDERICA, Del. — Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade — a way to limit global-warming pollution — as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats.

AFP - Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists.

Reuters - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.

AFP - Bjoern Lomborg, the bad boy of the climate debate who has rejected for years "alarmist" prophecies from environmentalists, stresses in a new book the need to invest billions to fight global warming.

AFP - The French yacht Tara left on Sunday on the second leg of a three-year expedition across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms that produce half our oxygen.

Green building now accounts for close to one-third of new U.S. construction. That's up from 2 percent in 2005, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, which tracks the industry. The U.S. Green Building Council, and its LEED rating system, have changed construction practice -- and policy -- around the country.

New Delhi, Sept 7 (PTI) Environment Ministry has given the green signal to the ambitious 1,820-meter long aerial rope-way across the Brahmaputra river connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati via Umananda Island in Assam.

Landscapers who want to learn about green gardening practices can sign up now for a class that will teach them ways to conserve water, reduce the use of pesticides and create a healthier work environment.

SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced its membership in the Open Group FACE Consortium. FACE, or Future Airborne Capability Environment, is a consortium of government, DoD prime contractors, and industry commercial off-the-shelf vendors focused on defining...

In keeping with its mission of spreading awareness and involving stakeholders, the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is planning for its upcoming Doha Green Discussion and the launch of its membership programme in October.