Most boats are currently heading for New York Harbor or are already there, where Full Article at Treehugger

We show that there are shared conclusions upon which scientists can agree with some certainty, and we are able to statistically quantify that certainty. Climate scientists have made it easy for skeptics to poke holes in theories about global warming. Eve Full Article at Treehugger

Across Africa, forests are disappearing at twice the worldwide average rate. As of 2009, that rate clocked in at a mind-bending 4 million hectares, or about 15,400 square miles of lost forest, per year. One of the major forces feeding that devastation is Full Article at Treehugger

There is a critical disconnect between the perceived and actual levels of public and scientists' acceptance of global warming. The relatively small proportion of people in the United States who dismiss global warming are highly vocal, which creates the i Full Article at Treehugger

Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go "ooh, that's interesting!". But it's rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future! It happened to me when I saw the video below, whi Full Article at Treehugger

I dropped my iPhone while hiking a couple weeks ago and cracked the screen. On the one hand, I don't care; it still functions and I can still see everything on the screen well enough. I'm not someone who needs pristine gadgets, plus, I figure it's less l Full Article at Treehugger

Some really pretty encouraging news coming from the Energy Information Agency (with a h/t to Climate Progress): The latest EIA figures show that coal use in electricity generation in the US has dropped to a new low, for the first quarter of 2012 just 36% Full Article at Treehugger

• Resell clothes – in shops, online, at festivals or through overseas enterprises, like Frip Ethique in Senegal. • Reuse clothes – garments that can’t be worn again are sold to designers who restyle them for use in new collections. • Recycle clothes – ev Full Article at Treehugger

You wanted a manifesto, a list of demands, a plan, out of the Occupy movement? Well now you have one (probably), and it's been published in The Guardian. I say probably because no doubt there will be some wrangling about how this manifesto was produced, Full Article at Treehugger

There are few things I love more than getting on my bike and pedaling to the office or taking a ride around the city. It's a great way to stay in shape Full Article at Treehugger

The world's developing nations, emerging economies, call them what you will are in a far different place in 2012 than they were either in 1992, when the first Rio earth summit took place, or in 1997, when the Kyoto Protocol was (largely) ratified. China Full Article at Treehugger

But first, I want to pause to congratulate everyone that has worked and fought hard to help push (or pull) society towards this moment, this place in history in which a sitting President of the United States can proudly state his belief in full and equal Full Article at Treehugger

One of the easiest ways to cut the carbon footprint of your consumption is to go to the source: Buy goods handmade by local artisans and avoid the energy use that comes from mass production. You can find sustainable versions of just about anything on the Full Article at Treehugger

In Somerset Massachusetts sits the Brayton Point Power Plant, a coal fired plant, which the EPA listed in January 2012 the number one, worst power plant station in the Northeast. In data released by the EPA in January 2012, the Brayton Point Power statio Full Article at Treehugger

we have created an accountability model which will make every Microsoft business unit responsible for the carbon they generate – creating incentives for greater efficiency, increased purchases of renewable energy, better data collection and reporting, an Full Article at Treehugger