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Scientists Create Sex-Crazed Bugs as a Toxin-Free Pesticide (326 diggs) A new method for sustainable pest control using “super-sexed” sterilized male insects to copulate with female in the wild is being developed by agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The scientists are hoping to provide a new way of eliminating pests without the use of chemicals.

Their Own Worst Enemies - Climate Scientists and the PR War (182 diggs) It's a safe bet that the millions of Americans who have recently changed their minds about global warming—deciding it isn't happening, or isn't due to human activities such as burning coal and oil, or isn't a serious threat—didn't just spend an intense few days poring over climate-change studies and decide,

Bluefin tuna fails to make UN's list of protected fish (344 diggs) Japan, Canada and scores of developing nations opposed the measure on the grounds that ban would devastate fishing economies

Seminal ’70s Environmental TV Series Now Online (261 diggs) Every episode of what was probably the environmental movement's first television series is now available on the web.

One Million Trees For Ethiopia (419 diggs) Gashaw Tahir returned to his birth country of Ethiopia to find the green hills that surrounded his home eroded and ruined due to deforestation.

Cash for Caulkers: Can Home Weatherization Save the Planet? (295 diggs) From the federal stimulus to 'cash for caulkers,' home weatherization has never been hotter. But can it really save the environment and the economy?

Is Cocaine to Blame for Global Warming? (354 diggs) "We were horrified to learn for every few lines of cocaine snorted in a London club, four square metres of rain forest is destroyed," British politican Kieth Vaz said, according to the Mirror.

"Neuroframing" the global warming issue won't win converts (264 diggs) Basically, this was a brainstorming session on how to market “solutions” to global warming more effectively. The emphasis on packaging reminded me of the controversial proposal... that scientists need to become more adept at “framing” issues such as global warming to win the debate.

Nuclear plants need real security (287 diggs) Several weeks ago, President Obama announced that $8 billion in government-loan guarantees would be made available to Southern Co. to begin construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia.

The Great Green Truth: Don't Fly, Drive Small, Abandon Meat (479 diggs) Small individual actions can add up to big global impacts, but no one likes to be preached to. Yet the National Resources Defense Council getting ready to tell people what to eat (less red meat and dairy), what kinds of cars to drive (smaller ones), whether to fly (not too much) or how many homes to own (one).

4.4 Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles (522 diggs) A light earthquake occurred at 4:04:00 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) ENE of Pico Rivera, CA.

Icebergs carved by the forces of nature (531 diggs) These breathtaking photographs capture the natural majesty of enormous icebergs sculpted into architectural forms by the wind and rain of Antarctica. Photographer Steven Kazlowski, 40, witnessed these sights as he toured the world's most southerly continent on a 62-foot engined sailing boat

There Is No Overpopulation Problem...Is There? (320 diggs) Fred Pearce argues that the focus on the population "problem" is a matter of the rich "downplay[ing] the importance of our own environmental footprint because future generations of poor people might one day have the temerity to get as rich and destructive as us."

England's Lost Wildlife [Pics] (382 diggs) A new report from Natural England documents about 500 types of flora and fauna that have been lost completely from England. Here are some examples of those species, plus some that are threatened – and a few success stories, too

NASA Finds Shrimp Beneath Antarctica Ice (561 diggs) 600 Feet Below Antarctic Ice Where Nothing Complex Should Live, NASA Catches A Curious Shrimp

Solar Panels Installed in Chile's Slums Improve Comfort (350 diggs) Marin and her neighbors are part of a pilot program to install solar water heaters in the houses of low-income families. For Chile — a country with stark economic inequality and few fossil fuels — it's a way to help the poor while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Landslide hits Northern Pakistan, Creates Artificial Lake (424 diggs) A landslide triggered by torrential rains in northern Pakistan has created a massive artificial lake in the Hunza valley, inundating several villages. Thousands of people are stranded in the highly mountainous region and forced to use boats to get around on icy waters.

Minimizing the Effects of Earthquakes (Graphic) (323 diggs) After the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, it is not surprising to see countries are updating their disaster contingency plans. As part of these plans, a range of different ideas and technologies are being considered to reduce the destruction caused by earthquakes.

Can Photos Inspire a New Generation of Environmentalists? (171 diggs) One of the Environmental Protection Agency’s early projects was Documerica, an effort "to photograph America’s environmental problems" from 1971 to 1977. Now they’re releasing the 15,000 photos from the vault at the National Archives and posting them on Flickr.

Hailing the arrival of alien predators (268 diggs) Europe is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.

Wind Farms can aid Global Warming : MIT (316 diggs) MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way.

The Last Person on Earth--What Would You Do? (1,069 diggs) For those who have misguidedly failed to develop an Armageddon plan, it's not too late. Here are the 6 phases you would probably go through if you were the only human left on Earth.

Americans' Global Warming Concerns Continue to Drop (307 diggs) 48% of Americans now believe that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated, up from 41% in 2009 and 31% in 1997, when Gallup first asked the question.

World's Most Amazing Trees (PICS) (574 diggs) Spread among the billions of trees around the globe are a few special ones, especially worthy of attention. Here are seven of the world's most amazing trees.

The 70s Photos That Made Us Want to Save Earth (510 diggs) Two years after Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, the new institution sent out 100 photographers to document the nationâs environment writ large. Now, those photos have made it out of the root cellar of the National Archive and onto Flickr Commons, where they are getting a wider viewing than they hâve ever received.