...for responding to popular protests, but when one of the country's most famous musicians and one of the world's biggest rock stars added their voices to the angry demonstrations against building a highway through an ancient oak forest near Moscow, the outcry... Full Article at Treehugger

The potential wind power generation at the scheme is, according to Finavera Renewables, among the strongest in Europe. The total capacity of 105MW would exceed all current onshore wind farms in Ireland and would provide enough electricity for... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive

Bonnie deftly contrasts the U.S. food-regulation regime, with its industry-friendly allergy to labels, to that of Europe, where "free range" on eggs actually means what you think it does. In line with its more protective attitude toward consumers,... Full Article at Grist

The resources are vast. In the United States, three states—North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas—have enough harnessable wind energy to run the entire economy. In China, wind will likely become the dominant power source. Indonesia could one day get all its... Full Article at Treehugger

One place it settled was Germany. Now, nearly a quarter century later, that fallout is reappearing in wild boars with alarming frequency.The source of the problem lies just beneath the soil. Radioactive cesium-137 is still settling in Bavaria and... Full Article at Treehugger

This makes the UK the leader in Europe, and in fifth place overall, behind Canada (31) , Kenya (34), India (58) and the leader by a long way the United States (681). See the announcement of the $200M fund by clicking the play logo below GE UK's... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive

It is thought that the genus name, Portulaca is from the Latin porto and laca meaning milk carrier in reference to its milky sap. The species name, oleracea, is Latin and means potherb. Native to Persia, Africa and India, purslane was introduced into... Full Article at Planet Green