photo: Kartikeya Kaul via flickr. India, the world's last major emitter to formally back the Copenhagen Accord, has done so. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the decision reflected India's contributions in shaping the Accord. Ramesh went on to list the three conditions under which India will participate:...Read the full story on TreeHugger

photo via flickr Sarah Palin went to heart of Canada's oil and gas development sector this past week to congratulate Canada on finding the right balance between economic growth and energy security. She also touted her peculiar recipe for energy independence, which is, of course, Drill, Baby, Drill....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image credit: tibchris/Flickr Two tiger cubs were found dead in the Ranthambhore national park in India this weekend. Though an investigation is still under way, officials reported that early evidence suggests the cubs were poisoned....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo via Flickr Since 2000, China has reportedly purchased 141 rare white rhinos from South Africa--an amount that has drawn the suspicion from conservationists that the animals aren't being used for friendly purposes. Instead, it is believed that the rhinos are being farmed on wildlife reserves for the sole purpose of Read the full story on TreeHugger

A dugong in an aquarium in Sydney, Australia. Photo by jo3hug via Flickr. It must have required many lonely months out to sea to mistake this face only a mother could love for that of a fair maiden, but encounters with dugongs are indeed said to have been the inspiration for the myth of the mermaid. While the fictional fish-human hybrids were believed to have "called sailors to their death by encouraging them to jump overboard from their ships," Green ProphetRead the full story on TreeHugger