Appeals agains engineering firm ABB's (ABBN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ABB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) $1.2 billion asbestos settlement could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a lawyer

The world's glaciers could melt within a century if global warming accelerates, leaving billions of people short of water and some islanders without a home, environmentalists said. "Unless

World governments are preparing for the ninth annual conference of parties to the UN climate change convention - or COP-9 - to be held in Milan on 1-12 December. The meeting was expected to celebrate

In an unlikely alliance, Kansas Republicans and the advocacy group Environmental Defense are supporting an effort here that seeks to use agriculture as a weapon against global warming. While the Bush

Major institutional investors urged U.S. regulators, business leaders and investment firms to take steps to require corporations to give investors more information about the risks they run from

Leornardo DiCaprio is using his fame to call on elected officials to reduce American dependence on oil and slow down global warming. The 29-year old actor and and conservationist narrated an online

Japan is expected to see a rise in platinum demand for autocatalysts in 2003 after the introduction of new vehicle emission standards, while demand from jewellery makers is seen dipping, a leading

Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide, considered a culprit in global warming, are expected to increase by 3.5 billion tonnes, or 50 percent, annually by the year 2020, an executive for ExxonMobil

A remarkable evolutionary find