Is NOT having a child the biggest way you can fight climate change? A new study suggests yes

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About 40 people turned out for a public hearing Tuesday at City Hall to discuss a plan for The Nature Conservancy to refinance $45 million in debt on 161,000 acres of Adirondack forestland through tax-exempt bonds issued by the Colorado Education and Cultural Authority.

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger got the support this week of President-elect Barack Obama to take on global warming. The duo are pushing world leaders to complete a treaty on climate change by December 2009.

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TripAdvisor Giving Away $1 Million to a charity organization of our choice by vote. Vote Nature Conservancy!

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Follow a group of scientists as they traverse the Namib Desert on foot to map a new 15-million-acre wildlife park in the heart of the African desert. Includes stunning photos and video.

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Follow a month-long science expedition to discover new fish species, more corals than anywhere else in the world, endangered turtles and other sea life new to science.

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The invasive fire ant wreaks havoc on humans and animals around the world – and can even kill. Find out what scientists are doing to stop this deadly invasive species. Includes stunning video.

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Burmese Pythons are invading the Florida Everglades after being introduced more than 10 years ago. They've even swum more than six miles to the Florida Keys. This is a dangerous situation for people, animals, and habitat around Florida – even crocs!

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Apparently, "Rising Tide" is being cute:

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[SAN JOSE] Costa Rica and the United States have signed an agreement to swap US$26 million of Cost Rican debt for funds to protect more than 1,000 acres of tropical forest. --Alejandra Vargas

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The Nature Conservancy entered the timber business when it purchased the land in the Adirondacks from Finch, Pruyn & Company, which had held it since the Civil War.

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Logging Is Part of a Plan to Preserve 161,000 Acres In the Adirondacks Purchased by a Conservation Group

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TheNature Conservancy purchases riparian meadow near Lassen Peak

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Santarem, Brazil - You might call it the greening of Chicken McNuggets. At first glance, there seems little common ground between fast-food giant McDonald's, US commodities multinational Cargill, and The Nature Conservancy, an environmental group.

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of the summer in many locales, also seem to be back in full force. They are swarming — and often squabbling — around feeders now, fattening up for their long journey back to winter homes in Mexico and Central America.

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On October 15th - Blog Action Day, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind. In its inaugural year, Blog Action Day will be coordinating bloggers to tackle the issue of the environment.

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Invasive Plants: Gardener's Delight, or Backyard Killer?

At first glance they may look pretty in your own backyard, but invasive plants can pose a serious environmental threat.

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A small towns battle against change and development

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The Group of Eight nations, meeting in Germany earlier this month, pledged to help poor countries reduce deforestation to provide ``a significant and cost-effective contribution toward mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.''

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The discovery of shark and turtle breeding grounds on Andros Island in the Bahamas last year has prompted the government there to investigate creating protected areas across the islands this summer—a move that could result in the protection of 20 percent of the country's mari …

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It sounds counterintuitive, but a new report by the Global Fire Partnership finds that suppressing fires in areas where they naturally occur increases the incidence of burns that are more intense, harder to control and put communities and fire fighters at risk.

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A healthier environment and healthier military veterans are two of the underlying goals of the state's Veterans Conservation Corps.

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In a debt for nature swap, the United States has agreed to forgive about 20 percent of the 108 million dollars owed by Guatemala. In exchange, the Central American country will invest 24.4 million dollars to protect species-rich subtropical and tropical ecosystems.

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Article covers the innovative, market-driven approach used by the Nature Conservancy and other environmental groups to protect oceans from destructive forms of fishing.

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I've got to say, this story contains two points that I find very interesting. One has to do with President Bush lying to the public:Mr. Paulson formally accepted the job the next day, May 21, a fact Mr.

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