The race for carbon neutrality

Alex Leff - Costa Rica - November 13, 2009 06:31 ET

Costa Rica wants to be the first country to go entirely carbon neutral. But do rising automobile emissions threaten that goal?

On Location: Haryana — India's looming food crisis

Jason Overdorf - India - November 12, 2009 16:45 ET

Can the "Lungs of Bombay" be given space to breathe?

Sara Stefanini - Global Green - November 12, 2009 13:33 ET

Called upon to plant trees, Mumbaikars join the historic fight to preserve Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Opinion: How consumer choices can drive environmental change

Stephan Faris - Global Green - November 10, 2009 11:38 ET

When businesses realize that eco-friendly alternatives will help their bottom line, they take action.

The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback

Karoline Durr - Commerce - November 10, 2009 06:35 ET

Want your own "little Sputnik?" You may soon get the chance.

Nigeria to press First World on climate change

Shyamantha Asokan - Nigeria - November 9, 2009 07:01 ET

Growing chorus of African countries calls for pledges to a climate change fund at Copenhagen.

War-zone tourism

John Otis - Colombia - November 8, 2009 09:45 ET

It's a national park “where the rainbow becomes a river.” And it's nearly empty.

Kenya battles recurring drought

Tristan McConnell - Kenya - November 7, 2009 10:51 ET

Countries of East Africa and Horn of Africa plagued by successive years of low rainfall.

Micronesia hosts its first outrigger canoe festival

Justin Nobel - Asia - November 6, 2009 07:02 ET

An ancient, nearly forgotten form of sailing is revived on the island of Yap.

Outrigger canoe sailing is back from the brink

Justin Nobel - Asia - November 6, 2009 07:01 ET

Senegal seeks long-term solution to flooding

Anne Look - Senegal - November 4, 2009 07:06 ET

Families are being moved from flood-prone suburbs to a new settlement 15 miles east of Dakar.

Opinion: It's liberty at stake in a warming world

William H. Luers and Amy L. Luers - Worldview - November 2, 2009 19:33 ET

US Congress and Obama must seize the moment in Copenhagen to preserve liberty for future generations.

Common ground, out at sea

Nick Miroff - Cuba - November 2, 2009 19:25 ET

Cuba and the US share a marine ecosystem. Can they work together to protect their reefs and sea creatures?

Opinion: Still hope for Copenhagen summit

Stephan Faris - Worldview - November 2, 2009 09:28 ET

With the US lagging, climate talks in Copenhagen may be destined to fail. But some hold out hope.

Whisky on (Antarctic) ice

Emily Stone - Global Green - October 30, 2009 18:28 ET

Explorer Ernest Shackleton loved his Scotch whisky. And he left a stash at the bottom of the world.

Exploiting the motion of the ocean

Colin Woodard - Canada - October 30, 2009 09:35 ET

Energy companies are trying to turn eastern Canada's coast into the Saudi Arabia of tidal power. Critics fear for the fisheries.

Nuclear energy might not be on its way out in Spain after all

Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - October 26, 2009 05:33 ET

The extension of a power plant's life in Spain heats up debate about the value and role of nuclear power in tomorrow's world.

Water woes: Too much of a good thing

Ann Tornkvist - India - October 25, 2009 08:19 ET

Photo essay: India is suffering its worst drought in 20 years. But not everywhere.

China, China everywhere

Thomas Mucha - Commerce - October 24, 2009 08:49 ET

We're all living in China's world now. How's your Mandarin?

Chile's monkey savior

Pascale Bonnefoy - Chile - October 19, 2009 08:45 ET

How one woman came to live with all the monkeys in Chile.

Therapists Focus on Toxics and Kids

The Environmental Working Group writing team, Authors of the "Kid-safe Chemicals" blog - Global Green - November 13, 2009 19:15 ET

Here’s one measure of how much the issue of toxic contaminants’ effects on health and development — especially in children – has gained traction: A continuing education program aimed...