The last 20 years have been the driest in over 1000 years according to tree-ring data, and scientists don’t expect conditions to get better anytime soon

O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas, in 2011. Credit: Tony Gutierrez, AP

As air pollution plummets, Indians are posting photos of the Himalayas from 100 miles away

The world’s tallest animal is on a “silent slide toward extinction,” Giraffe Conservation Foundation says

McDonald’s is replacing plastic cutlery with wooden utensils in Australia

The all-organic state of Sikkim is making disposable/reusable bamboo water bottles for tourists to encourage them to stop littering

The ‘Interceptor” stops ocean plastic at its source, rivers

Leave it to Portlandia to figure out how to create hydro-power without building a dam! Portlandians are now generating free electricity every time they turn on the tap!

Hemp provides bees excellent nutrition when they need it most, new study finds

Cheerios has mailed out nearly 2 billion wildflower seeds to volunteers across North America to help create habitat for bees

Only the elderly remember how many more birds, bees, butterflies and bunnies used to inhabit their backyards. Sadly, the young don’t realize they’re disappearing.