Currents

The 2nd Annual iGlobalForum Carbon Trading Summit took place last Wednesday, January 13th, sparking a large crowd of protestors and activists unhappy with the conclusion of the Copenhagen climate talks.

The Haiti offices of Friends of the Earth, a worldwide grassroots organization dedicated to addressing important environmental issues around the world, were destroyed by the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti this past week.

I grew up in rural northeast Pennsylvania where wildlife was part of my backyard. When the bears took our garbage and messed up the yard, we didn’t consider having them killed, trapped or moved. My father merely hiked into the woods to retrieve the overturned cans.

In 10 California locations, researchers found children with double the rates of autism than surrounding areas. The common link? All had parents that were largely white, affluent and highly educated.

On January 11, BMW released its first-ever electric vehicle, the BMW Concept ActiveE.

The Amazon rainforest is facing a grave threat: soybeans.

A lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity has resulted in a federal study showing that Florida’s endangered manatees are being killed each year at seven times the sustainable rate.

It’s not much of a stretch to liken America’s relationship with cells phones to a once sizzling romance that ends in goodbye.

Renewable energy use is on the rise, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar and wind provided a combined 10.51% of domestic U.S. energy production during the first nine months of 2009.

Public-safety advocates have long been concerned about the so-called inert ingredients of pesticides—which their manufacturers aren’t required to disclose.