With an ever-increasing demand for energy, and lessening supplies of energy producing resources, the whole world is heading towards a drastic energy crisis. The world supplies of coal, oil, and gas are finite, and WILL run out, yet more and more nations of the world are becoming large-scale consumers as they become more industrialized and more sophisticated in their standard of living.

This spring the Austin City Council considered rules for how developers can both treat existing trees on a property and quotas for planting future trees.

A new eco-documentary, The Age of Stupid, has recently been released in the UK and will soon be available throughout the world. Like its predecessors, An Inconvenient Truth and The Eleventh Hour, it sounds a loud and ominous alarm about the impending global warming catastrophe. It also contains an urgent call to action for all 6.5 billion humans on Planet Earth.

When you hear about the effects of world wide warming it's vital to understand that the effects we are experiencing today

The environmental consulting industry deals with a wide range of environmental factors on behalf of an organisation or individual clients. One of the main features of the job is conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which highlights positive and negative effects of the project during the design process and during operation on the surrounding environment.

The issue of climate change is becoming more complex due to influences other than greenhouse gas accumulation. Major new initiatives should not be taken until a better scientific understanding is reached and a comprehensive energy policy skteched out.

Being green starts at home. When it comes to your daily habits, what you do and how you interact with certain things has the biggest impact on the planet. Using water wisely in your everyday life is both eco-friendly and financially efficient.

We're all feeling the pinch just now, especially when it comes to energy bills. We may not be able to control oil and gas prices, but we can certainly affect the energy efficiency of our homes, having a knock-on effect on our gas bills.

If you’re planning on buying a new gas cooker, here are some of the features you’ll need to look at before you go shopping: Size Most cookers are the standard 30 inch design, but if you’re looking for something different you’ll find a whole host of different sizes available to choose from.

It may surprise you to know that the gas we use around our homes every day is made up mainly of methane - the same chemical gas that’s found in the gas expelled by humans on an almost daily basis!