China Officials Release Amusingly Good “Smog Report”

Despite often large, thick clouds of smog that hang over Beijing, China the countries officials have often complained that it's nothing more than fog. Now under intense scrutiny from citizens the country has begun to release official ... continue

EPA: Fracking Chemicals Found In Drinking Water

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came dangerously close to publishing a direct link between Hydrolic Fracturing "Fracking" and ground water pollution today. While stopping short of blaming the process for ground water contamination,  the EPA has published ... continue

Flights Grounded In Beijing Because Of Extreme Smog, Chinese Officials Admit It’s Not Fog

A breath of fresh air is hard to come by these days in Beijing and that fact was further realized this past weekend when Chinese officials were forced to shut down Beijing International airport because of a blinding ... continue

[Study] Pollution May Lead to Depression, Brain Damage

Pollution is known to be a significant risk factor when it comes to human health, and a new study has found that the environmental factor could increase risk of depression and brain damage. A new study out of ... continue

Mercury in ecosystem totally turning birds gay

Wetland habitats- which, according to the BBC, are particularly vulnerable to mercury runoff from mining and industry- are apparently becoming big gay bars for aquatic birds. Scientists in Sri Lanka and Florida sought to explain why mercury seemed ... continue

So, upside? Global financial ruin appears to have cut CO2 emissions for a bit

This particular study is interesting, if not just for the various ways it has been spun depending on which source you consult. While some outlets point to a 2008-2009 dip, others highlight the "record levels" carbon emissions are ... continue

Holycrapawesome: China planning giant buses that cars can drive under

As populations grow and pollution increases, ideas like this are gold dust. One Chinese company has proposed new buses that are SO FREAKING BIG they straddle the road, while cars drive beneath them. The sheer amount of ... continue

The world’s dirtiest coastal ecosystem? – bet you guess wrong

Of all the world’s vast coastal ecosystems there are probably many that come to mind long before the true winner of this distinction. After all there’s the Mekong delta and all it’s sludge filled ... continue

China gives birth to babies with birth defects every 30 seconds

As China rushes head long into the modern world it finds itself combating the effects of that modern society. Effects that are having a profound effect on the people of the country as well as the ... continue

Journeying to the world’s largest dump on a raft of plastic bottles

Right now there is a plastic soup of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean that is nearly covers the same space as the continental United States; and it’s still growing. Charles Moore who discovered the Great Pacific ... continue