A barge carrying 244 tons of diesel oil was docked in Aswan, 1,000 km south of Cairo, when it sank and began spilling diesel into the water. 100 tons of the barge’s diesel leaked into the Nile River, but an official said the spill posed no danger to people or marine life. “All necessary measures [...]

Four people are confirmed dead and others are missing as crews battle the flames after a gas explosion rocked the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno. California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, who is standing in for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that 53 people have been injured, including three critical burn victims and four firefighters. Behind [...]

eBay can see themselves as a little greener today, after announcing the new “eBay Box” which is made from completely recycled materials, feature water-based inks, and are designed so as to limit the amount of tape used. According to the eBay website “if every box gets reused at least five times, we could protect nearly [...]

A giant koi was apparently caught at a lake in France but now some are calling the story a fake, though marine experts say that a fish that size and color is very possible. The 30-pound koi carp is the largest of its kind ever caught in the wild after it was fished out of [...]

Greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland have dropped by 20% over the past 20 years, according to statistics published this week. Scottish Government figures for 2008 reveal that the country’s emissions fell by 21% in the 18 years after 1990 when taking emissions trading within the EU into account. This is halfway towards Scottish government’s target [...]

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country of New Zealand earlier today, and according to sources, has caused significant damage. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 4:35 a.m. local time Saturday, and lasted for approximately 40 seconds. The epicenter of the quake was 19 miles northwest of the city of Christchurch, [...]

After Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels in the White House – only to be uninstalled by Ronald Regan in the 1980s, Ecorazzi is reporting that the Globama campaign is urging Obama to undo Regan’s handy work. And talk about recycling! Obama could haul the solar panels out of storage and just reinstall them. Moreover, [...]

Emergency personnel aboard four boats, two planes and seven helipcopters are racing to the scene of yet another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. This latest oil rig disaster is off the central coast of Louisiana approximately 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, just west of the BP oil rig disaster that caused [...]

Sure, he loved the planet, but did “radical environmentalist” James J. Lee really need to take hostages?  Police shot and killed James J. Lee, a “radical environmentalist” who has been opposed to the Discovery Channel for years. Lee, who believed the Discovery Channel caused the earth more harm than good, published his ramblings on his www.savetheplanetprotest.com website. Lee’s [...]

Police say the gunman, who is identified as James Lee, who took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel building, was killed after they shot him. All three hostages were alive and well, and safe. Police spent the afternoon negotiating with Lee after he entered the Washington building around 1 p.m, carrying a handgun and [...]