The day the mountain fell: Sierra Leone's mudslide
I first became aware of the environmental crisis facing Freetown while living there in the summer of 2006. That year, the rains that...
Climate Change, Conflict Leave 224 Million Undernourished in Africa
An official with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that climate change and conflict are leading to food...
Britain and Europe must ban palm oil in biofuel to save forests, EU parliament told
If Britain and other European nations are to fulfil forest protection goals, they must ban the use of palm oil for biofuel and tighten...
Bill Gates is planning to strip CO2 from the air and turn it into clean fuel
Could the future of clean energy be to turn air into petrol? It may sound too good to be true, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and...
Taiwan Announces Ban on All Plastic Bags, Straws, and Utensils
Ordering take-out, picking up groceries, buying a soft drink — these are all activities that will change over the next decade in Taiwan...