[Fossil-fueled] Travel and tourism’s support for UN’s climate change thrust - eTurboNews.com

Participating at the UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change at the UN General Assembly this week, Secretary-General ad interim Taleb Rifai reinforced the potential of sustainable travel and tourism, particularly for the world’s poorest countries. The sector’s proven catalytic effect as a job, trade, and development provider turns it into one of the pillars of the green economy.

Earthworms may fight climate change - Daily Express

The humble earthworm could hold the key to reducing the impact of climate change in Scotland, scientists have said.

The worm acts as a natural engineer on the soil, providing drainage channels for water and reducing the chances of flooding, a partnership of land scientists claimed.

2007: Scientist Implicates Worms in Global Warming

Jim Frederickson, the research director at the Composting Association has called for data on worms and composting to be re-examined after a German study found that worms produce greenhouse gases 290 times more potent than carbon dioxide.