An economic system or area with has a minimal total output of greenhouse gases, specifically carbon emissions. Sometimes this is also referred to as Low Fossil Fuel Economy (LFFE). The LCE concept is a goal being set for more and more countries. Nations seek ways to become low carbon economies to mitigate the effects of [...]

Controlled burn or prescribed burning is a method used in forest management, farming or prairie restoration. Controlled burning stimulates the germination of certain forest trees, and is therefore helpful in renewing the forest.

A bushfire is a wildfire that spontaneously occurs in forests, scrublands, woodlands and grasslands of Australia, New Zealand and Caledonia.

An ecologically-friendly way to revive prairie land that was lost to farming, industry or urbanization. Prairie restoration aids in the conservation of the earth’s topsoil, which disappears along with the prairie grasses and plants to make way for crop growing.

Also known as climate engineering, this field of study aims to come up with ways to deliberately manipulate the earth’s climate to counteract global warming brought on by greenhouse gas emissions.

Indian artist Subodh Gupta reuses old pots and pans that recall his humble, rural roots to create truly explosive artworks. Prepare to be blown away.

Just how eco-friendly are prefab homes? You may be surprised.

Canada’s Sustain MiniHome is completely redefining the term “prefab.”

Ecosystems characterized by minimal water. Examples include cultivated lands, scrublands, shrublands, grasslands, savannas and semi-deserts.

The most serious environmental disaster caused by a nuclear accident which occurred in Russia in the 1986. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accidentally released massive amounts of radioactive materials resulting in a radioactive cloud that spread over a big past of Europe from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

The weight to weight ratio used to describe concentrations, ppm is the number of units of mass of a contaminant per million units of total mass.

The generic term for various nitrogen emissions produced during combustion. Nitrogen oxides reportedly worsen asthma, react with oxygen in the air to produce ozone–which is also an irritant and pollutant.