In some cases , “close to 90 per cent of the GDP of the poor is linked to nature or natural capital such as forests and freshwaters,” making a compelling case that the perceived trade-off between economic growth and environmental investment just isn’t there. Instead, environmental degradation drains capital from developing countries. MORE >>

Bernie Sanders, the only democratic socialist in the US Senate, says that the single most important lesson we can learn from the ongoing oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is that drilling is not the answer. If there is a lesson to be learned from this disaster, it is that Congress must end that policy. Not now, not ever. MORE >>

Speaking on Turkey’s state-run TRT news channel, Gaddafi said: “It will be a huge disaster if al-Qaida takes over Libya. Which can also be celebrated in an environmentally conscious way.  Back in 1991, Saddam Hussein ordered engineers to burn oil field and blow up wells in Kuwait during the first Gulf War. created it for you. MORE >>

Build entirely of wood that he himself has husbanded, on land that he has cared for, this represents the culmination of a lifetimes work and acheivement in modern environmentalism. And have they gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts--and wallets--of America's youth? But is fracking safe? Watch and see. D.I.Y. Food, Inc. MORE >>

It’s hard to overstate just how socially and environmentally irresponsible this company really is. Monsanto is responsible for more than 50 Superfund sites including Anniston, Alabama , one of America’s worst man-made environmental disasters. That means farmers are forced to pay Monsanto for new seeds, again and again. MORE >>