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Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant

The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.

"The decision to exclude these companies… is based on the Council on Ethics assessment that they are contributing to or are themselves responsible for grossly unethical activity."- Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen

Green Group Buys Out Fishermen to Protect Ocean Floor

San Francisco, CA - For four generations, Geoff Bettencourt's family has fished the waters off Half Moon Bay by dragging heavy nets across the ocean floor to scoop up the sole and cod that feed there. But the 35-year-old may soon sell his right to trawl the sea -- not to another fisherman, but to environmentalists.

New Wind Generator offers viable energy source for the home

Flagstaff, Arizona - A combination of new technologies, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory over a three year period, has resulted in a product that is the first viable energy appliance that will wind your power consumption backwards when plugged into the grid and has the potential to make wind energy for the homeowner main-stream.

Reducing The Global Need For Nitrogen Fertilizers

Swindon, UK - Research published in the journal Nature reveals how scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC), Norwich and Washington State University, USA have managed to trigger nodulation in legumes, a key element of the nitrogen fixing process, without the bacteria normally necessary.

Dell to Offer Free Recycling of Dell Products Worldwide

Round Rock, Texas - Dell has announced plans to provide free recycling of any Dell-branded product for consumers around the world as part of its new global recycling policy.

President Of China Calls For Greater Democracy

Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for greater democracy in China and democratic elections, in a speech on the eve of the ruling Communist Party's 85th anniversary, state media said Monday. "The democratic implementation of political power is to uphold the principle of the rule of the people and to depend on the people to rule," Xinhua news agency quoted Hu as saying in a June 29 speech.

New Device Grows Teeth

Snaggle-toothed hockey players and sugar lovers may soon rejoice as Canadian scientists said they have created the first device able to re-grow teeth and bones.

Man’s brain rewires itself after 19 years in coma

Pittsburgh, PA - A man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years has made a dramatic recovery after his brain spontaneously rewired itself, scientists believe.

UN clings to signs of hope in development goals

Geneva - The United Nations said Monday there were signs of hope in progress towards global poverty-cutting targets although the poorest parts of the world were still woefully short of achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Non-stick chemicals to be limited

Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa is moving on two fronts to ban or place strict limits on a family of widely used chemicals that poses a risk to human health and the environment.

Dog of the wild going home

Thornton, Colorado, USA - For more than 3 years, a Great Dane named Ariel, wandered the fields in northeast Thornton, too quick to be caught, yet enduring a lonely and tough life of Colorado snow storms, hail storms and heat. Now she's going home.

Quebec unveils carbon tax

Montreal, Que - Quebec plans to adopt tough vehicle emissions standards and will become the first province to levy a "carbon tax" on oil and gas companies as part of an ambitious plan to fight global warming.

Environment is a winner at 2006 World Cup, UN agency says

Germany - A pioneering initiative to make the 2006 FIFA World Cup not only entertaining but environmentally-friendly is has already emerged as a winner, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.

Mozart therapy for bereaved elephant

Suma, a 45-year-old elephant and long-time resident of the Zagreb Zoo, was bereaved and inconsolable after her pachyderm partner of tens years died of cancer. Until she heard Mozart.

Ontario changes endangered status of falcons, bald eagles

Toronto, ON - Following a remarkable population recovery, the McGuinty government is taking the peregrine falcon off the endangered list and is also reducing areas of Ontario where the bald eagle is considered endangered.

Think Globally, Eat Locally

San Francisco, CA - Consumers seeking to eat healthy while giving something back to their community and society are growing in number.

California Smog Rules May Be Used Nationwide

Washington, DC - The federal government may use California's strict pollution rules for lawnmowers and other small-engine machines as a national standard, a top Environmental Protection Agency official said Thursday.

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