MIDDLEBURY, VT (MARKET WIRE) Brighter Planet, an innovative company providing practical solutions to climate change, has launched the Brighter Schools Program which allows schools to raise funds while incorporating sustainability education into the classroom.

A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away  in Canada's northern Arctic, another indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.

Tetra Pak recycling rates now stand at about 85% in the UK, a massive improvement on last year according to UK energy Saving.

Phillips Architecture COO to discuss green building trends in commercial real estate

(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) university of Miami faculty member Ben Kirtman is collaborating with colleagues at NCAR, COLA and the University of California at Berkeley to generate new "petascale" computer models depicting detailed climate dynamics, which will build the foundation for the next generation of complex climate models. Funded through a $1.4 million grant from the National science Foundation, the project offers a golden opportunity for climate simulation and prediction scientists to dramatically advance Earth system science and help to improve quality of life on the planet.

A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away  in Canada's northern Arctic, another indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.

Gasoline-powered lawnmowers that are a big cause of summertime air pollution will have to be dramatically cleaner under rules issued Thursday by the EPA.

A Hewlett-Packard notebook computer that's packaged in a recycled bag rather than a box has won a challenge by retailer Wal-Mart for less wasteful packaging.

Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.

Before she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.