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Once considered a pest and hunted, the majestic whale sharks of Donsol in the Philippines are now a successful attraction for eco-tourists.
The whale shark is the world’s largest fish and can measure up to 20 meters in length. Used as a food source in some places of the world, whale shark meat is not cheap [...]
Mark Boyle, aka No Money Man, has been living out of an old donated caravan on an organic farm outside of Bristol, England for over a year and a half. He eats well, keeps fit, grows vegetables and forages for necessities. He also keeps up a blog and occasionally writes for the Guardian. He’s even [...]
Environmental activist group Greenpeace has successfully used the Internet and in particular social media to drum up support for its campaign against the use of palm oil by food giant Nestlé.
The palm oil industries in Indonesia and Malaysia have received attention and criticism for their part in the destruction of vital rainforests, which are home [...]
Demilitarized Zone is sometimes referred to as Korea’s ‘accidental paradise’; a 155-mile (249 km) long buffer zone between North and South Korea’s heavily militarized borders.
CNN Eco Solutions follows some local wildlife enthusiasts as they search for tigers in the DMZ. Tigers are generally believed to be extinct in Korea, but the DMZ offers a uniquely [...]
Inmates at Bagdad female juvenile prison face punishment from the state and rejection or worse at home – often for simply being victims of the crimes of others.
The victims of human trafficking and sexual slavery in Iraq face prosecution, unfair treatment, draconian laws and societal stigmas. The justice system is cruel and unjust, but the [...]
‘Tell me, is there another jungle beyond the forbidden zone?’ queries Charlton Heston in the classic Cold War era science fiction film Planet of the Apes.
Well one forbidden zone and Cold War relic, which still remains, is actually a jungle of sorts. The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, has unintentionally become a wildlife sanctuary.
An area [...]
California automaker Tesla burst on the market with an all-electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, in early 2010. But with base prices of $101,500 in the US, £86,950 in the UK and €84,000 in continental Europe, few budget-minded aspiring green drivers can afford the EV hotrod.
Now plans to sell a more moderately priced family car, [...]
Cuba is using local, low cost, eco-friendly materials to rebuild houses for many who lost their homes due to hurricanes.
In 2008 three hurricanes successively tore through Cuba, causing an estimated $10 billion in damages. Many Cubans were left homeless by the severe storms.
Cuba’s CIDEM research and development institute found an innovative solution for rebuilding sturdier [...]
One third of greenhouse gasses in New Zealand come from livestock, according to the below report from CNN Eco Solutions.
Home to just 4 million people, New Zealand has 38 million sheep 9 million cows, which fuel large export industries in dairy, meat and wool. These animals produce vast amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 21 [...]
Actor Ted Danson has been involved in environmental activism since the 1980s when he was star of the hit sitcom Cheers. On April 1st he sat down to talk with CNN about the reasons for his environmentalism as well as current topics including ocean acidification, the need for clean energy, and President Barack Obama’s recent [...]
Stranded Magellanic Penguins occasionally wash up on the beaches of Brazil or are found at sea by local fishermen.
According to the president of the Niteroi Zoo near Rio de Janeiro, the zoo has been receiving stray penguins since 1999, at first only around two or three per year. But the numbers soon climbed: to around [...]
The Citarum River in West Java, Indonesia is one of the most toxic waterways in the world. The river is choked with industrial pollutants, garbage and sewage – yet some 30 million people depend on its waters. Villagers who live near the Citarum have no choice but to use the toxic river water for bathing [...]
Solar power is a hot project in sunny Spain. Outside of Seville you’ll find the world’s first commercial solar tower, which appears like a modernist church spire surrounded by an adoring flock of robotic minions. The minions are in fact mirrors – or heliostats – which reflect sunlight onto a receiver located at the top [...]
CNN’s Earth’ Frontiers maps out the changes in global energy consumption for different regions of the world between the years of 1980 and 2007. A colorful interactive ‘infographic’ shows how population, CO2 emissions from energy, and electricity – both total and renewable – have changed over the years.
The interactive graph is based on data from [...]
The energy crisis of the 1970s kick started an energy revolution in Denmark. Previously dependent on foreign oil, the Scandinavian country ‘learned the hard way’ about the importance of diversifying its power sources.
Government subsidies for wind power, a carbon tax and energy efficiency investments – as well as the discovery of North Sea oil, it [...]
With the help of the U.S. military, a company called Ocean Power Technologies is looking to exploit Hawaii’s massive wave energy potential as a renewable energy source.
Ocean Power Technologies’ wave powered energy producing design is a giant buoy that generates electricity by bobbing up and down in the ocean’s waves, working an internal plunger connected [...]
If you live in Indonesia and have $100,000 to spare, you soon may be able to. The Indonesian government is contemplating a tiger adoption initiative in an attempt to curb the illegal poaching of the endangered big cats.
These aren’t the typical kind of wildlife conservation ‘adoptions’ like the WWF’s Adopt a Tiger program, where a [...]
Since it’s the weekend, why not sit back, put your feet up and watch an environmentally themed video report?
This month’s Eco Solutions from CNN starts with a recap of an earlier report on Japan’s efforts to develop new ways for farming the endangered and highly valued bluefin tuna. It’s a classic example of supply and [...]
When Germany introduced a similar FIT scheme 10 years ago — but with targets of ten percent — it started a green energy revolution in the country, turning it into a European leader in renewables.
– CNN
The UK government announced on February 1st that it would pay households that generate renewable energy. The scheme, called Clean [...]
Kinki University in Japan has developed a way to farm prized bluefin tuna, but it is far from eco-friendly according to Greenpeace.
The WWF predicts Mediterranean bluefin will be wiped out by 2012 because of overfishing to sate the appetite of gourmet diners.
–CNN
Read the CNN article on bluefin tuna ranching and check out the embedded video [...]
Full of green spaces and crisscrossed with 620 km (385 miles) of bicycle paths, the German capital of Berlin is a modern European city with practical approach to energy efficiency. Despite Berlin’s continued widespread use of coal for heating, the city has come up with some inventive solutions to meet its energy needs. This short [...]
2010 is (roughly) the Year of the Golden Tiger according to the Chinese calendar. An article from the Press Association reports that this alone is enough to inspire increased vigilance against tiger poaching in India – and so the South Asian nation is ‘beefing up’ security due to this concern:
‘They fear an increase in the [...]
The Caribbean island nation of Haiti is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. There is little industry in Haiti and the majority of Haitian people – mostly subsistence farmers – survive on about $2 a day. In addition to poverty and political and economic instability, Haiti suffers from environmental hardships [...]
In a poor area of Cairo, Egypt, where ‘almost everything’ is reused and recycled, CNN visits one man’s home that is powered by gas from fermented kitchen waste. The biogas unit – which also provides fertilizer – as well as a solar water heating system, were both built by the man himself. He is obviously [...]
CNN’s Eco Solutions explores China’s growing need for energy efficiency, clean energy sources and pollution reduction. This focus on quality of life, the environment and ‘going green’ is chiefly a domestic concern of China’s, a country which is shifting its focus – at least somewhat – from principally economic affairs to a more holistic approach, [...]
The UN’s REDD program – Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries – is a mechanism designed to preserve forests in poor nations by supplying those nations with money to use towards forest protection. REDD has come under significant criticism, including the argument that it is a way for rich countries to [...]
Designs made from tens of thousands of light bulbs brighten up the holiday season in downtown Hong Kong – at an enormous cost of energy. But now many festive light decorations in the Chinese city are using energy efficient LED lights instead of standard bulbs. LEDs use around 80% less electricity than normal lights and [...]
Here are two segments from CNN relating to the issue of climate change and the conference in Copenhagen. The first is a brief video news report which gives a glimpse into the atmosphere inside the Bella Centre at the UN climate summit. Crowded with government and industry representatives, media, NGOs and activists, there are plenty [...]
Here is another video report from CNN on suspected pollution in Southern Sudan due to the oil industry there. Unity State in Southern Sudan is not only home to huge petroleum reserves, but also to the largest inland wetlands in the world. The strong divide in the African nation between North and South has played [...]
Instead of simply burning organic waste out in the open and fertilizing crops with leftover ash, farmers in India are returning to traditional bio-char production. Producing bio-char is less polluting and a better fertilizer than ash. Bio-char use also lessens the demand for another pollutant: chemical fertilizer. However, a large market for bio-char may encourage [...]
