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A worker checks freshly printed covers of Michael Jackson's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker checks freshly printed covers of Michael Jackson's 'Planet Earth' CD in the Austrian 'ArtPress' factory in Hoefen July 3, 2009. ArtPress, who produces CD booklets for european customers, has printed more than 1.5 million Michael Jackson CD booklets in the last three days due to the increase in demand since the death of the pop star last Thursday. REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA ENTERTAINMENT)

A visitor to the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor to the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center takes a photograph of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

An official stands in front of a large screen displaying a satellite ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An official stands in front of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above the city of Beijing at the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

People walk across footbridges that cross over a main road on ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk across footbridges that cross over a main road on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

People walk near a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a sunny day ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk near a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A combo picture shows people walking across a bridge on Yu Yuan ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A combo picture shows people walking across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008 and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

People walk across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. Picture taken October 20, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, can be ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, can be seen on a sunny day in Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A combo picture shows Beijing's National Stadium, also known ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A combo picture shows Beijing's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on a hazy day (top) on July 8, 2008, and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

Swiss Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Moritz Leuenberger attends the Federal Council's trip (Bundesratsreise) before their summer holiday in Jakobsbad July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic (SWITZERLAND POLITICS HEADSHOT)

The ruling Grand National Party lawmaker Cho Won-jin, a ranking ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The ruling Grand National Party lawmaker Cho Won-jin, a ranking GNP member of the National Assembly's Environment and Labour Committee, bangs a gavel to present bills including a non-regular workers bill to a parliamentary committee amid the absence of opposition parties' lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul July 1, 2009. South Korean lawmakers failed to strike a compromise on a labour reform law by a midnight Tuesday deadline, putting tens of thousands of contract workers at risk of layoffs if employers refuse to offer them permanent jobs. REUTERS/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

Environmental agency officials walk on a boat in an algae-covered ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Environmental agency officials walk on a boat in an algae-covered river, on the outskirts of Shanghai, during an official visit to a river-cleaning event July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

An environmental agency official clears algae from a river on ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An environmental agency official clears algae from a river on the outskirts of Shanghai July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Environmental agency officials use a boat to clear algae from ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Environmental agency officials use a boat to clear algae from a canal on the outskirts of Shanghai, during a river-cleaning event July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

In this June 23, 2008 photo, designers Ryan Brouwer and Randy ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this June 23, 2008 photo, designers Ryan Brouwer and Randy Pease pose in front of the building they designed for Integrated Architecture in Michigan at Grand Haven State Park. The new 'green' environmentally friendly toilet-shower building is the first of its kind in the state park system. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Adam Bird)

Environmental groups hold a rally to urge the US House of Representatives ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Environmental groups hold a rally to urge the US House of Representatives to pass the 'American Clean Energy and Security Act' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US House of Representatives narrowly passed historic the legislation to limit pollution blamed for global warming, handing President Barack Obama a major, hard-fought victory. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

Environmental activists dressed as Wonder Merke (L) and Super ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Environmental activists dressed as Wonder Merke (L) and Super Obama (R) posing during a stunt in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. The United States and Germany are working to build warmer and more solid ties with Russia, Obama vowed Friday ahead of a key visit to the former Cold War foe. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

Mexico's Environment Minister Juan Elvira speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mexico's Environment Minister Juan Elvira speaks during a news conference after attending a private meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca in Mexico's state of Morelo, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Greenpeace activists are removed by French police after they ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists are removed by French police after they spilled a pile of coal in front of the gates of the French Environment Ministry in Paris June 23, 2009. The demonstrators were protesting over the proposed installation of a coal terminal in Cherbourg, northern France. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)

Photo issued by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Photo issued by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows activists (right) being hosed by a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean. The organisation that regulates world whaling has opened a crucial conference with leaders seeking to avoid a disastrous split over hunting the marine mammals. Photo:Stephen Roest/AFP

Handout photo issued by environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Handout photo issued by environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows activists from the organisation (right) being hosed by a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean off Antartica. The organisation that regulates world whaling opened a crucial conference with leaders seeking to avoid a disastrous split on the 85 nation body. Photo:Stephen Roest/AFP

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L-R), former ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L-R), former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel attend a so-called Green Recovery - Conference on Innovation hosted by the Environmental Ministry in Berlin, June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel delivers a speech ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel delivers a speech at the so-called Green Recovery - Conference on Innovation hosted by the Environmental Ministry in Berlin, June 22, 2009. The slogan in the background reads: 'A new policy for growth, employment, sustainability'. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Boats are seen anchored in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Boats are seen anchored in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, June 19, 2009. The country has invested 51 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) towards the construction of 2,712 projects for the treatment of eight rivers and lakes including Huaihe River, Haihe River, Liaohe River, Chaohu Lake, Dianchi Lake, Songhua River, the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River and its upstream area, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Jianan Yu (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A fisherman jumps from one boat to another in the algae-filled ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A fisherman jumps from one boat to another in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, June 19, 2009. The country has invested 51 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) towards the construction of 2,712 projects for the treatment of eight rivers and lakes including Huaihe River, Haihe River, Liaohe River, Chaohu Lake, Dianchi Lake, Songhua River, the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River and its upstream area, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Jianan Yu (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Fishermen row a boat in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Fishermen row a boat in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, June 19, 2009. The country has invested 51 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) towards the construction of 2,712 projects for the treatment of eight rivers and lakes including Huaihe River, Haihe River, Liaohe River, Chaohu Lake, Dianchi Lake, Songhua River, the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River and its upstream area, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Jianan Yu (CHINA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) stands with Environment ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) stands with Environment Agency Chairman Chris Smith (R) as Thames Barrier manager Andy Batchelor (2nd R) explains the workings of the flood protection system for London June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool (BRITAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Mussel shrimps are small, bivalved crustaceans living in marine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mussel shrimps are small, bivalved crustaceans living in marine and freshwater environments. Their calcified carapace is readily fossilized, resulting in a fossil record stretching back almost 500 million years. REUTERS/Renate Matzke-Karasz/Handout

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) speaks with Environment ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) speaks with Environment Agency Chairman Chris Smith during a visit to the Thames Barrier in East London June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool (BRITAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

File photo shows one of Bangkok's infamous traffic jams. An ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows one of Bangkok's infamous traffic jams. An Asian Development bank executive has called for greater Asian integration on environmental and infrastructure matters. Photo:Saeed Khan/AFP

A combinaton of three pictures shows Members of the Association ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A combinaton of three pictures shows Members of the Association of Transportation and Environment (Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz, VCS) posing with boxes of the petition against trucks with the weight of 60 tonnes (Petition gegen die 60-Toenner) in front of a fake bomb in Bern June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND POLITICS)

Waste Management Inc. CEO David Steiner takes part in the 'Environment ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Waste Management Inc. CEO David Steiner takes part in the 'Environment General Session' of the National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and Norway's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and Norway's Minister of Environment and International Development Erik Solheim are pictured before talks in Oslo, June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Scanpix/Stian Lysberg Solum (NORWAY POLITICS) NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY

Sixth generation farmer Nick Seis leans on a fence at Winona, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sixth generation farmer Nick Seis leans on a fence at Winona, a property he and his father Colin run near Gulgong, about 230km (143 miles) northwest of Sydney May 26, 2009. On the rolling hills of Winona, a fine merino sheep stud, a quiet revolution is taking place which Australian farmers hope will eventually see them selling soil carbon credits in the fight against climate change. To match feature -AUSTRALIA/CARBON REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

Richard Lechner, Vice-President of Energy & Environment, IBM ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Richard Lechner, Vice-President of Energy & Environment, IBM Corp. addresses the audience about the environment during The National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)

A group of NGOs hold a protest outside a convention on ship ...

(AFP) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of NGOs hold a protest outside a convention on ship recycling in Hong Kong in May. A controversial global treaty to clean up the ship recycling industry will mean a boom in business for the Bangladeshi magnates whose workers pull the often toxic vessels apart, experts say. Photo:Mike Clarke/AFP

Members at the Sanjali rehabilitation centre take part in a ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - Members at the Sanjali rehabilitation centre take part in a yoga session on May 28. Many of the patients at the Sanjali rehabilitation centre in New Delhi cannot explain why they are there or how they lived before chronic mental illness took over their lives. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of British Airways airline, looks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of British Airways airline, looks on during a panel discussion at the Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Britain's Environment Secretary Hilary Benn arrives for the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Environment Secretary Hilary Benn arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 9, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown beat off a challenge to his authority on Monday, winning over Labour MPs after admitting mistakes and taking responsibility for a week of political turmoil. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN POLITICS)

Physiotherapist Angela Gliatta pushes rehab patient Kathe Akbar ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:00:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Physiotherapist Angela Gliatta pushes rehab patient Kathe Akbar through the Toyota Canada Motor Skills Clinic at the Providence Healthcare facility in Toronto on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Providence Healthcare's Toyota Canada Motor Skills Clinic is an indoor environment designed to simulate a streetscape to give patients a sense of being on a city road.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

A boy clears rubbish from a nursery on World Environment Day ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy clears rubbish from a nursery on World Environment Day in Cairo June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT SOCIETY)

REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim attends a meeting to celebrate and mark World Environment Day in Playa del Carmen June 5, 2009. REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) director Achim Steiner ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) director Achim Steiner talks to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim (L) during a meeting to celebrate and mark World Environment Day in Playa del Carmen June 5, 2009. REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

YouTube webpage. YouTube on Friday announced it is showing 'Home,' ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - YouTube webpage. YouTube on Friday announced it is showing 'Home,' an environmental documentary about Earth produced by French filmmaker Luc Besson, at the same time as it is being released in theaters. Photo:Samantha Sin/AFP

Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Brazil's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc visit the Abrolhos National Marine Park, off the southern coast of Bahia State, 36 miles from the Brazilian city of Caravelas to celebrate the World Environment Day, June 5, 2009. REUTERS/Handout/Ricardo Stuckert/PR (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Britain's Environment Secretary Hilary Benn speaks on the telephone ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Environment Secretary Hilary Benn speaks on the telephone in Westminster in London June 5, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown averted the immediate danger of government collapse with a cabinet reshuffle that buys the loyalty of key ministers. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN POLITICS)