Climate Change Means More Floods for a Drying Thames Basin

A drying Thames river basin in the UK would still face five times the current risk of flooding by 2080, a recent assessment of the effects of climate change has found. The Thames Vulnerability Assessment Report prepared by WWF-UK also found dire results...

WWF Looks to EXPO 2010 to Launch World Estuary Alliance

WWF China will look to raise awareness of climate change and the negative impact it will have on ecosystems when it launches its World Estuary Alliance in two years at the World Expo being held in Shanghai.

G8 Climate Measures Fall ‘dangerously Short’

The target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 agreed by G8 leaders at their Toyako summit in Japan has been described as “pathetic” and “dangerously short of what is needed” by Kim Carstensen, Director of WWF Global Climate...

Wal-Mart, Andre Johnson Settle Charity Bicycle Dispute

Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to provide 400 free bicycles, cash donations to charity and other free products to settle a dispute with a non-profit charity founded by Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans to help needy, inner-city children.

Web Traffic on Political Site WashingtonWatch.com Grew 350% in 2007

Monthly visits to WashingtonWatch.com a self appointed political watchdog, grew by more than 350% in 2007, and the number of pages served to the public grew by more than 400%. Visitors to the site cast more than 50,000 votes on the bills pending in Congress,...