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U.S. Company Continues to Run World's Largest Gold Mine, Despite...
There's trouble in the world's largest gold mine and it's connected directly to a Phoenix-based mining company.
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Land Grabs Threaten World's Poor Even More Than Previously Thought, New...
Of land deals totalling 71 million hectares, 22% was for mining, tourism, industry and forestry, and most of the rest was for biofuels.
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies Would Get Us Halfway to Preventing Dangerous...
The International Energy Agency has again weighed in on how to combat climate change through better energy policy.
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Is There Any Hope For A Non-Genetically Modified Future in America, Or Africa?
One one hand we have the state of affairs in the US. On the other we have the future Bill Gates would like to manifest in Africa, all in the supremely laudable goal of reducing poverty and hunger....
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By 2050 We're All Likely To Be Using Fewer Resources, Whether We Like It Or Not
The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.
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Genetically Modified Crop Cultivation Rising Around The World
For the first time this year, GMO crops are expected to occupy more area in developing countries than in industrial countries. But the United States is still in lead.
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Why Birth Control is as Important as a Climate Treaty or Food Aid
Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs on Poverty, Politics, Pipelines, and Protests (Podcast)
Author and economist Jeff Sachs discusses politics, Occupy, Keystone XL, the need for nuclear, and lots more.
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Rio+20 Won't Be 'Idealistic', Will Seek Achievable Goals Says Brazil Climate...
In a talk held with international media, Brazil's chief negotiator at Rio+20 emphasized the focus of the event will be on development that makes economic and social sense, but recognized the need for...
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DIY Affordable Wheelchairs Made From Reused Plastic Chairs in Rwanda
This is how you can make affordable wheelchairs reusing plastic chairs. The user is there during the making of it to make sure he knows how to repair his or her chairs.
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Happy International Women's Day: 12 Innovations Helping Both Women and the...
Innovations that are improving women's incomes or access to credit, helping women feed their children and families, introducing sustainable crops and facilitating links with markets.
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World Water Forum: Fight Against Privatization Continues & UN Says to Value...
"A narrow definition of 'water productivity' considers only the value of agricultural produce, but doesn't put a price on lost drinking water, reduced fish populations, parched pastures, or shrinking...
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How U.S. Food Aid Can Reach 17.1 Million More People At No Extra Cost to...
What if the U.S. spent the same amount of money on food aid, but made it more efficient by doing things like sourcing food locally?
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Peru: The Only Nation in the World Hitting the Sustainability Sweet Spot
Peru is the only nation both meeting the UNDP definition of high human development while at the same time consuming natural resources in a globally sustainable way.
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How Happy Is Bhutan, Really? Gross National Happiness Unpacked
Gross National Happiness has lots of cache in the environmental and social justice community, but how is Bhutan actually calculating it and how well are they doing?
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Want an Example of How to End Energy Poverty? Replace Old Inefficient Biomass...
When 25,000 more efficient cook stoves were distributed in Peru by UNDP and the national government, 41,000 tons of CO2 were eliminated and the lives of women and girls improved.
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Help End Energy Poverty, Take the Power the World Pledge
Power the World has already brought solar lights to Haiti, now it's working to bring solar powered healthcare kits to Uganda + get a million signatures so that policymakers know we care about ending...
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How We Can End Energy Poverty & Bring Sustainable Energy to All
Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare,...
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Developed-Developing Nation Split on Climate Obligations Needs Reevaluation
We need a new system to determine which nations ought to be forced to cut emissions, not the 20-year old outdated one we've got now.
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How Land Rights Are Turning the World's Rural Poor Into Unexpected...
It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.
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Rio+20 Final Draft Text Recognizes Our Problem, Proposes Scant Few Concrete...
There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.
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Should Billionaires Be Forced to Pay a 1% Tax for International Development?
A new UN report says that a 1% tax levies on the world's 1,225 billionaires would more than make up for the shortfall in development aid from governments.
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Solar-Powered Lamp Also Charges Your Phone, Acts as Sound Amplifier
A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.
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Soccket Soccer Ball Generates Power from Play
Just 30 minutes of play time can power a lamp for three hours.
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How the Rural Poor Are Becoming a Market for Solar Power
A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.
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Affordable ceramic purifier uses nanoparticles to clean water
Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.
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Clothing firms Joe Fresh and Primark to compensate victims of Bangladesh...
Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.
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When government goes dark, who can we turn to for light?
Can these 200 people save the world?
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Joe Fresh creator barely acknowledges Bangladeshi factory collapse during...
Joe Mimran is more concerned with his flow of creative juices than the tragedy.
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Panasonic introduces solar LED lantern and charger for developing regions
Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.
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