Huge tsunami slams coastal Japan after 8.9 magnitude quake

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By Chris Gallagher and Linda Sieg TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - A massive 8.9 magnitude quake [More]

Bee deaths may signal wider pollination threat: U.N.

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Mass deaths of bee colonies in many parts of the world may be part of a wider, hidden threat to wild insect pollinators vital to human food supplies, a U.N. study indicated on Thursday

Carbon capture projects up in 2010, despite costs

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The number of projects for capturing greenhouse gases from power plants and factories edged up in 2010 despite soaring costs and slow progress in U.N.-led efforts to slow climate change, a study showed on Tuesday. [More]

Eco-farming can double food output by poor: U.N.

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Many farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday. [More]

How an Algae Biofuel Company Ended Up in the Cosmetics Business

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Algae has been a hot topic in the clean energy community for years; it can be used to produce biofuel efficiently, with minimal water use, and without taking up arable land.

How the WWF Translocated a Wounded Wild Tiger in Nepal

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January 2011.

U.N. climate talks seen missing aid plan deadline

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - A plan by almost 200 countries to step up efforts to fight climate change is set to miss a March deadline for starting work on a green fund to help developing nations, delegates said on Wednesday. [More]