U.S. Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming Judith Scherr ALBANY, California, 14 May (IPS) - With hoes, shovels, some 15,000 seedlings and a bolt cutter to break the locks that kept them out, students, community members and participants from nearby Occupy movements have laid claim to an undeveloped 10-acre parcel since Earth Day, Apr. 22, in Albany, California. more...   China Key to Green Tech Innovation? Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, 9 May (IPS) - With U.S. federal funding sources for renewable energy sources already drying up, coupled with a newfound antipathy towards "green" issues issue here in Washington, some are suggesting that China could offer an important opportunity for the future of renewables in the United States and around the world. more...   Indigenous Peruvian Community Locked in Dispute with Oil Company Fawzia Sheikh TORONTO, 8 May (IPS) - An indigenous group in the Amazon rain forest took its anti-oil message to Canada in a case rife with accusations of social and environmental damage that highlights the issue of securing consent prior to commencing exploration operations. more...   Climate Change Threatens Crucial Marine Algae Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, 8 May (IPS) - Without major reductions in the use of fossil fuels, sunlight is to kill an unknown number of ocean phytoplankton, the planet's most important organism, a new study reports this week. more...   Standing Up for the Planet and the Future Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, 4 May (IPS) - What are you doing on Saturday? Peter Nix, a retiree, will be standing on a railway track on Canada's west coast blocking a coal train destined to ship U.S. and Canadian coal to Asia. more...   U.S. Citizens Reclaim Energy Cooperatives Matthew Cardinale ATLANTA, Georgia, 30 Apr (IPS) - As the United Nations and countries around the world look at cooperatives as an alternative economic model for the production of energy, rural energy cooperatives have thrived for over eight decades in the U.S., and citizens in some parts of the country are beginning to reclaim them through the democratic process. more...   In New U.S. "Bioeconomy", Industry Trumps Environment Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, 26 Apr (IPS) - The White House on Thursday announced the formulation of the National Bioeconomy Blueprint, aimed at shoring up the U.S. commitment to bioscience-related research. more...   Blue Crab Revival Offers Hope for Ailing Fisheries Christopher Pala CRISFIELD, Maryland, U.S., 25 Apr (IPS) - Authorities in Maryland and Virginia have rescued the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab from the brink of collapse, tripling its population in five years, by using methods that emerging crabmeat-exporting countries in Asia and Central America could emulate, scientists say. more...   Legal Challenges Counter Plans for New Nuclear Reactors Matthew Cardinale ATLANTA, Georgia, 24 Apr (IPS) - Until this past February, the last time new nuclear power construction was approved in the United States was in 1978. But when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved two proposed nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, on February 9 in a four to one vote, it took less than a week for the legal action to begin. more...   U.S. Occupy Earth Day Targets Chevron Judith Scherr RICHMOND, California, 23 Apr (IPS) - This year, Earth Day in Richmond, California was more than planting organic gardens or exploring solar panels. more...