Birds eat our plastic and die. WARNING: Graphic images. (via Metafilter)

A silver lining to the toxic cloud: the global recession has cut demand for products which in turn has cut industrial production which in turn has cut the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. (via Foreign Policy)

China: America, you can't go green without us.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill on climate change that will attempt to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. The bill, which places national limits on pollution, must pass through Congress before it becomes law.

Wheat farmers around the world are bracing themselves for Ug99, a fungus that scientists believe could destroy up to 80 percent of the world's wheat crops. Oregon State University Professor Jim Peterson: "It's a time bomb."

Global warming could force 200 to 700 million people from their homes by 2050, triggering the "greatest migration in history," according to a report by CARE International.

President Obama is expected to present new national tailpipe emissions standards and mileage requirements that will force auto makers to make much more efficient cars by 2016.

The Reverse Vending Machine allows people to recycle their plastic soda bottles and aluminum cans at shopping malls for discount coupons.

How polluted is your city?

Scientists in Spain have discovered a parasite believed to be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. The "mystery disease," which was killing honey bees at an alarming rate, was successfully treated, giving scientists hope to cure other infected bees around the world.