WWF’s Earth Hour set for March 27
From Green Right Now Reports World Wildlife Fund announced today that Earth Hour 2010 will take place on Saturday, March 27, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with many of the nation’s most iconic landmarks...
View ArticleClimate change could wipe out one of world’s largest tiger populations
From Green Right Now Reports Bengal Tiger (Photo: Martin Harvey | WWF-Canon)One of the world’s largest tiger populations could disappear by the end of this century, according to a new study published...
View ArticleThe IPCC report was wrong…but the Himalayan glaciers are retreating
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now OK, I admit, I didn’t want to wade into this slush. I was aware, as most of you no doubt are, that the IPCC (that’s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)...
View ArticleTurn out the lights: Earth Hour 2010 is coming
From Green Right Now Reports Ready to spend a little time in the dark to show that you aren’t in the dark about climate change? Earth Hour 2010 is just around the corner. Image: myearthhour.org The...
View ArticleEarth Hour claims largest public event in history
Empire State Building in New York with the lights switched off in support of Earth Hour 2010. (Photo: © WWF / Rob Johnson) From Green Right Now Reports World Wildlife Fund said its Earth Hour event...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists call Obama’s offshore drilling plans ‘a concern’ to ‘a...
President Obama's decision to open up off-shore drilling drew mixed reaction. From Green Right Now Reports Environmental groups were taken aback by President Obama’s announcement this week that the...
View ArticleIKEA builds sustainability into its furnishings
Families turn out for a recycling event in Frisco, Texas. (Photo: Frisco Green Living) By Harriet Blake Green Right Now Most everyone is familiar with IKEA, home of affordable, assemble-it-yourself...
View ArticleA planet fueled entirely by renewable energy by 2050? Report says it’s possible
From Green Right Now Reports World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and sustainable energy consultancy Ecofys released a report Thursday that should gladden green hearts across the globe. It shows that the world...
View ArticleGive the gift of wildlife preservation this holiday
From Green Right Now Reports Environmental groups make it easy this time of year to send someone on your list a gift that benefits wildlife. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND People who donate $250 to help the...
View ArticleReport warns that Earth’s biodiversity is declining rapidly
Photograph from space showing a view of the sun shining on Earth. (Photo: NASA) By Lisa Schlein VOA GENEVA – The World Wildlife Fund warns the world is consuming more of the Earth’s resources than the...
View ArticleNature in Danger: The Iberian Lynx
By B.C. Riley Green Right Now This rare, critically endangered felid is the world’s most threatened cat. Only about 100 are left, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
View ArticleNature in Danger: Bats
From Green Right Now Reports Vampire bats don’t actually suck your blood. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) they ”peel back a small sliver of skin on their prey and use their long tongues to...
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