Today SkyTruth, Google and Oceana launched the public Beta of Global Fishing Watch, which is a new online technology platform that gives anyone in the world access...
The leaders of sub-national governments spanning North and South America, Europe and Australia have today announced collective climate targets that would save 7.9 GtCO2e by 2030...
The three banks have been involved in allegations regarding rigging the price of billions of dollars in silver in the US, similarly to what happened in...
Millions of people from across the world are taking part in Earth Day on Tuesday – a large-scale event that in 2014 is calling for more green...
More than 100 Winter Olympians have signed a statement demanding progress on measures to tackle climate change, saying, “We can’t risk inaction any longer.” In an...
The US senate on Monday confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to run the US central bank. Elected with a vote of 56 to 26,...
Thirty-two years ago today, US national debt passed $1 trillion for the first time. Today it stands at $17 trillion and the increase shows no sign of...
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to unlock $100 billion (£62.5 billion) a year in financing to address the threats posed by...
The president of the World Bank has said the US government is just “days away” from creating a major economic disaster, unless politicians can come to...
Today’s 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s seminal speech in Washington is a timely reminder of the lack of progress in racial equality globally. What racism...
Five US states have made it compulsory for insurers paying out more than $100m a year to complete a survey on climate-related risks. The ruling covers...
Assessing investment using an environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens gives you a much “fuller” image, according to former US vice-president Al Gore. Using light as...
The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported on a sudden but short-lived fall in the US stock market. This is a powerful demonstration of how fragile financial...
A number of reinsurance companies – the insurers of the insurance firms – have started to address climate change issues, but many still ignore the importance...
Thousands of people rallied in Washington over the weekend, asking Barack Obama to move “forward on climate” and to stop work on the Keystone XL oil...