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Your support makes all the difference.Environmental and "green" buzz words of the week (February 28-March 5).
Critical Mass - coverage and outrage continues after a driver deliberately plunged into a large group of cyclists taking part in the Critical Mass rally in Brazil to promote cycling as a sustainable form of transport on February 26. ( Yahoo News)
Eastern Cougar - has been declared extinct by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service, however the slight catch is that this separate cougar species may never have actually existed in the first place. ( New York Times)
EPA - the Republican party in the United States introduced bills aimed at preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating harmful emissions - however it is thought Obama would veto a bill of this kind. ( Reuters)
Fish - currently fishermen throw dead fish back into the sea in a bid to ensure they don't exceed their catch quotas, but that could change under EU proposals to protect marine life. ( Telegraph)
Geneva - greener motoring was one of the main themes at this year's Geneva Motor Show where several new electric and hybrid vehicles were unveiled. ( Green Biz)
Javan rhinos - one of the world's rarest breeds of rhinoceroses the Javan rhino was caught on tape in an Indonesian National Park - with only around 50 of the animals still living in the wild - the footage of a rhino family helps prove the population is still viable. ( Salon)
Moisture -the extreme weather conditions experienced across the world this winter have been linked to increased moisture in the air due to climate change claims a new report. ( Reuters)
Monbiot - journalist George Monbiot who writes for UK based newspaper The Guardian has been named top UK environmental journalist by Press Gazette. ( Press Gazette)
Monte Belo- a Brazilian court has allowed a controversial hydro-electric dam project to begin in the Amazon rainforest after overturning an earlier ruling. ( BBC News)
Pinta Island tortoise - one of the species of tortoise most at risk of extinction according to a new report which states that as a whole tortoises and turtles are the most endangered vertebrates in the world. ( Treehugger)
Plastic bags - condemned as environmentally damaging; banned by numerous countries around the world and thought of as an eco-enemy, plastic bags may actually be greener than alleged 'eco-friendly' alternatives, claims a leaked new report. ( Independent)
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