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The UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, said this week he considers biofuels a “crime against humanity” and that he fears biofuels would only bring more hunger.

As an example, he said, it takes 510 pounds of corn to produce

A mass arrival of finches in the UK could mean the coming winter will be particularly harsh.

Siskins, the smallest member of the finch family tree, have been arriving in droves from

Oceanlinx, a company aiming to take part in the wave power scheme off Cornwall’s northern coast, announced they would float on London’s junior stock market Aim.

The company is attempting to raise £35 million for generators and R&D. The Australian

Can the gold industry be “green”?

The jewelry industry is not known for being green or even ethical. Think diamonds and you think Sierra

Scientists in Spain reported finding a previously unknown population of the world’s rarest cat, the Iberian lynx

The discovery raises the number of populations from two to three. According to the WWF, the new

President Bush made a visit to fire-ravaged southern California yesterday to promise fast and generous aid to families who have lost their homes to the fires.

The video above shows a time-lapsed account of fires near San Diego

The visit comes as the fires continue to burn and police announced

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has warned that failing to address environmental issues puts humanity at risk.

A UNEP audit of the world’s environmental condition says that governments are failing

Scientists in Utah have turned a straight worm gay.

By altering a gene in the brain of a female worm, scientists were able to change its sexual orientation so

25 of your closest relatives may disappear at any moment.

A report commissioned by three leading conservationist charities lists 25 primate species living on the brink of

The UK government has backed off on a controversial tax that would have charged householders who do not recycle.



Ministers were supposed to announce the new charges today, but the plan has