The developing nations of Africa are popular locations for the application of renewable energy technology and clean power generation projects are moving swiftly forward.

Property values aren’t all that’s been rising in Manhattan, New York. The height of the water lapping up against the Big Apple and many East Coast cities has been creeping up faster in recent decades.

The massive and widespread 2012 drought that has gripped the nation of USA since the spring refuses to die, according to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor — In fact, it has expanded a little.

The African Group of countries at the United Nations climate negotiations reacted with disappointment at the latest statements by the Obama administration on the global climate talks.

Every year, Suzanne Fallender’s corporate responsibility office at Intel (INTC) receives dozens of requests from sustainability analysts and nonprofits looking to rate the company on its water usage, carbon emissions, workforce diversity, and scores of other factors.

Waiting nine years for climate action isn’t just a delay, it’s a death sentence for communities on the front lines of the climate crisis. Yet that appears to be exactly what the US representatives to Cop17 are pushing: delaying climate change action until 2020.

Julia Hill's 2-year sojourn in the tree began as part of an environmental sit-in to stop loggers felling trees in an ancient forest...