Nepal-Norway agree on combating global warming
Kathmandu – Visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Friday said Nepal and Norway had agreed on ways to combat problems created by global warming.

Japan aims for emissions trade with Russia: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Russia have agreed to start talks on fighting global warming, including possible greenhouse gas emissions trading that would help Tokyo to meet its goals under the Kyoto Protocol, media said on Sunday.

New Campus Sustainability Program Launches Comprehensive Push to Green Campuses
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 11, 2008 — The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, will bring attention to everything from buildings to food programs to education.

Flex Your Power Releases Guide to Hotel Energy Efficiency
OAKLAND, CALIF.—A new guide offer hotels simple energy-saving tips that can cut costs while increasing aesthetics and comfort. Flex Your Power, California’s energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign, has released its Hotels Best Practices Guide.

Staples Fires Paper Supplier with Questionable Green Track Record
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 11, 2008 — Staples Inc. reportedly canceled all contracts with a Singapore-based paper company because of concerns over its deforestation practices.

Submersible Robot Runs on Sea’s Heat
Scientists have invented the Prius of ocean-going submersibles — a new “green” robotic glider that runs on energy absorbed from the heat of the sea, rather than batteries.

Canadian province adds protection for polar bears
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – The western Canadian province of Manitoba named the polar bear a threatened species on Thursday, enabling it to restrict new development on its Arctic shoreline, where hundreds of the big white bears spend several weeks each year.

Japan tells Australia to cool it in whaling spat
Tokyo – Japan expressed regret Friday at the serious protests in Australia over the shooting of a whale cow and her calf by Japanese whalers.

Unilever ends the use of shark products in its cosmetics
Madrid — Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is engaged in a campaign to end of the use of shark liver oil, known as squalene, in cosmetics products.

Submerged freighter off Gibraltar pollutes Spanish beaches
Algeciras, Spain – Spanish cleaners were Monday removing oil released by the remains of a freighter which has been stuck off Gibraltar since colliding with an oil tanker in mid-August, regional officials said.

Americans Abandoning National Parks
Researchers find 25% decrease in usage of parks and forests, point to sedentary society