Reuters Video: Environment

Britain goes green for the day

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:43:23 -0400

Jul 10 - As Britons celebrate Green Britain Day, people across the nation are asked to think green in efforts to reduce the country's carbon footprint.

China preps animal rights law

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:53:32 -0400

Jul 07 - China drafts its first animal rights law as animal rights groups decry a cull of 36,000 dogs in one city following an outbreak of rabies.

G8 to tackle global warming

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:14:23 -0400

Jul 06 - Environmentalists warn of "catastrophic effects" unless world leaders meeting this week in Italy take specific steps to limit global warming.

Deadly rains hit Vietnam

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:23 -0400

July 5 - Floods and landslides have brought death and chaos to northern Vietnam.

Baghdad blanketed by sandstorm

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:51:21 -0400

Jul. 4 - A heavy sandstorm blankets Iraq's capital and reduces visibility, sending dozens of residents to hospitals with breathing difficulties.

Water fight in downtown Tel Aviv

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:56 -0400

Jul. 4 - Israeli youths and youthful adults headed to Tel Aviv's Rabin Square, armed with water pistols and buckets for an annual water fight.

Puffins fitted with "sat-nav"

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:14:24 -0400

Jul 02 - Puffins are being fitted with GPS devices similar to those used in satellite navigation to find why their numbers are down in a key British breeding colony.

Shrimp fishing hurting organisms

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:11:28 -0400

Jul 2 - Fishermen who survive on US$7 a day by catching shrimp to make Bangladesh's locally known "shrimp fry" dishes risk destroying other sea organisms, an environmentalist says.

Whale watchers delight in Australia

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:03 -0400

Jul 01 - Migaloo, the world's only known white Humpback Whale makes a triumphant return for whale-watchers off the coast of Queensland, Australia.