A new survey from the American Lung Association has revealed the most polluted cities in America. Which cities topped the list? Pittsburgh ranked the highest in short-term pollution, but Los Angeles proved to be the most polluted on a year-round basis, as well as in terms of smog or ozone. Time to whip out the gas mask? If you want to know whether your city made the list, follow the "read more" link below.

It's probably the most appropriate end: the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - will soon be contained in a huge steel coffin, sealing it forever. More details in the full article.

There's a lot happening in the environment lately, and all of us have to do our part in order to stop things from getting bad to worse. Now, we find out about the different ways even we of the computer age can contribute to the cause, and it's not about going out of our offices and planting lots of trees (although that is pretty good, actually). The habits you should pick up in the full article.

Russia will be closing one of two nuclear reactors in the city of Seversk this Sunday. Although they served to create bomb fuel for the Soviet Union's weapons programs more than a decade ago, they've only been used to produce heat and power since then. Full story after the "read more" link below.

There's a hot little topic running in the socio-political, environmentalism picture, and it involves a regulation that the UK's Department for Transport has in mind for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. The deal is that the rule, if implemented, will probably hurt the world more than do its share of good, and even pro-environment organizations such as Greenpeace agree. Learn why at the full story.

The director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies James Hansen had several choice words directed towards the fossil fuels industry regarding the critical state of our planet right now. His rather forward address expounds on how the industry was trying to cover up the extent of the global warming problem from the public and how badly their byproducts are affecting the environment. You can read more about Hansen's statement in our full article.

Green is in. Thanks to the introduction of eco-friendly technology, cell phone base stations in Africa will soon cut their use of diesel fuel by 80%. Good news for the environmentally conscious. More details in the full article.

Sixty minutes of lights out in recognition of the fact that humans need to take action on climate change. This is the premise of Earth Hour. Perhaps you might have heard of it. If you live in Sydney, Australia, you'd definitely have heard of it since it was the first major city to turn its lights out. Earth Hour may be coming to your own town soon. More details in the full article.

In life, it helps to have someone who can hold you accountable for your actions. In the case of electronics companies, it seems that Greenpeace is their accountability partner. The organization has recently released the current company rankings in its Greener Electronics Scale. To find out how certain companies fared, get "green-minded" and turn to the full article after the jump.

A recent study published online is stating that Ireland can turn into a deserted, brown and dry land if the worsening global climate change will not be checked. The said research was pioneered by the group Irish American Climate Project. Highlights of their study can be read at the full article.