This article explains how lemons can be used for cleaning in order to avoid strong detergents and the overuse of chemicals in the environment.

A report by environmental group Greenpeace claims that the scientific aspiration to introduce genetically engineered trees poses a greater threat to ecosystems than annual crops such as maize and sugar, both of which already have engineered strains cultivated throughout the world, as trees are long-living, foundational elements to many biodiverse ecosystems. Trees are also not [...]

The Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bug was first uncovered in 1961. Anyone who has been within half a mile of a television or a newspaper in the last year will know that the bug is now a serious threat to hospital patients, and that it is now ubiquitously referred to as a ’superbug’ in [...]

The UN’s Climate change agency welcomed recent proposals by the World Bank to fund and help poorer countries fight against Global Warming, but environmentalist groups criticised the credibility of the proposals.
The World Bank will manage 2 separate multi-million dollar funds, one of which will aid developing countries curb their emissions which contribute to climate change; [...]

Created in 1972, World Environment Day is supposed to raise awareness of global environmental issues, and gives us all a chance as humans to look at both the problems of these issues and the possible solutions. On Thursday, the United Nations once again urged the world to fight as hard as possible against greenhouse gas [...]

Habitat loss and wildlife trade has led to a decline of approximately a third in species numbers in the last 35 years, according to the WWF for Nature. Climate change will negatively affect wildlife over the next 30 years.
Animal populations are recorded by WWF’s Living Planet Index. The Index tracks 4,000 species of birds, mammals, [...]

On Thursday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva revealed that he will be creating another 3 protected reserves in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. 23 million hectares of the forest are currently protected by the government - a further 2.6 million will be included in the expansion proposals.
Lula stressed that the move is not an [...]

The European Commission has discovered that serious damage is being done to environmental areas of interests due to a lack of proper regulation over tourism. Damage in the areas includes the decrease of preservation of biodiversity. The commission has developed a system to protect the wildlife and habitats in these areas but still allows visitors [...]

President George W Bush showed his distrust in a Senate bill that would significantly cut America’s greenhouse gas emissions, claiming that it is not economically feasible and would impose crippling costs both on consumers and “job creators.”
According to scientists, the Climate bill would cut emissions of carbon dioxide by approximately 66 per cent within the [...]

Italian energy supply problems should not mean the current ban on nuclear power be lifted, according to Italian environmentalist groups. The country should instead look to boost solar and wind energy.
Nuclear power was banned in Italy after a referendum in 1987 following the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. However, a revival of nuclear energy production has [...]