The Western Australian Government has launched a new water management plan for the Peel region which could open up new areas for development.

Howard County will soon allow residents to add banana peels, egg shells and even old pizza boxes to their recyclables, becoming one of the first East Coast localities to start a large-scale composting program.

Money for college and the hope of a good-paying job after graduation are two things that are difficult for today's youth to find.

Residents from Livermore, Hayward and Oakland won cash awards this week in a "recycling sort-off" competition sponsored by Alameda County's StopWaste.Org.

London's flagship Barclays Cycle Hire scheme celebrates its first anniversary this week; and to mark the occasion today the Mayor has confirmed that Barclays Bank has agreed to provide another £25 million of sponsorship.

Administrators at the new, state-of-the-art green conference center couldn't believe their water bill. The sensor-driven toilets "perceived" a need to flush every time people entered washroom stalls, closed the door or even moved an air column. The new smart toilets, which saved users the "labor" of having to flush (said the salesmen) flushed before, after and during people's use of them. Some went into flushus epilepsis and flushed continuously for hours.

ENCINITAS — City Council voted to adopt most of the recommendations for an amended citywide environmental action plan July 20.

Another lunchtime spin class had recently been added by popular demand. But since it was new on the schedule, the session at the New York Sports Club at 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan wasn't crowded when I arrived on a recent Wednesday.

An investment programme, combined with better management procedures, were responsible for a continued improvement in the Guardian's environmental performance in the last financial year.

JUNEAU, Alaska — Just five years ago, Charles Monnett was one of the scientists whose observation that several polar bears had drowned in the Arctic Ocean helped galvanize the global warming movement.