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The owners of power plants that burn coal are playing high-stakes poker as they decide whether to install expensive pollution controls or shut down
Large-scale, upper-level atmospheric disturbances could be used in forecast models to better predict the initiation of storms
The Arctic Council expands its memberships and looks to prepare for a transformed polar region
A new paper details the culprits behind excess emissions of the potent greenhouse gas in the Los Angeles basin
Smart cars already boast wi-fi, GPS, cameras, radar and other sensors and, in the not too distant future, may drive themselves
Sediment cores from an undisturbed Siberian lake reveal a warmer, wetter Arctic
Making steel in a similar way to aluminum is cheaper and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
But speedier human-caused global warming may prove a challenge
The industry must fight the perception that wind energy cannot compete with fossil fuels
The move north of the American breadbasket will likely continue and even accelerate in coming years, according to a new study
NASA's GROVER will attempt assess how the ice sheet on the world's largest island is changing
Seven pilot regions in the world's most polluting nation will launch markets to cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions
Lockheed Martin will build a plant that harvests the energy from the temperature difference between surface and deeper ocean waters
Plans to develop ports to export coal will hurt the coral reef with sediment and other pollution, as well as ocean acidification and climate change once the coal is burnt
A consortium sold power from an EV fleet at the University of Delaware for this first time on April 26—and turned a profit
Experiments have begun to show how tiny airborne particles affect the global climate
Scientist Ralph Keeling wants this generation to remember when atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million, because of humans
Keeping natural gas from leaking, as well as separating it from other gases, is a key new area of scientific research
Coffee and chocolate may be among the species hurt by the accelerating shift of climate zones
The heavy rains over Buenos Aires were just part of the reason that Buenos Aires flooded
Rural electrification lags far behind moribund urban electricity supply in the struggling Caribbean nation
Haitians hope their country is not condemned to dirty air, denuded hills, electricity blackouts and dangerous flooding
Drought in the Yunnan province of China affects most of the major rivers of Asia
Cooperative agreements hammered out in talks over the next few months may focus on greenhouse gases besides carbon dioxide and improving the energy efficiency of buildings
Atolls and other low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean may not slip under the waves but they will likely become uninhabitable due to overwashing waves
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