Environment
Canada Faces Tough Tar Sands Pipeline Options after Keystone XL
The drawn out debate over approving Keystone XL leaves Canada with tough choices for alternatives
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Environment
Obama Strikes First in War of Words with Congress over Global Warming
Obama, bracing for battles with Congress, calls climate change the biggest threat
Environment
Satellite Treats Earth as Terrarium
A new satellite will help probe the unknowns about what global warming will do to the planet's fertility
Environment
Sixth Extinction Proves Slower at Sea
There is time to slow the impacts of industrial fishing on sea life
Environment
U.S. Cities Lag in Race against Rising Seas
Most coastal cities in the U.S. lack plans to meet the challenge of sea level rise
Environment
Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules
The White House announces new plans to slash emissions from the oil and gas industry
Environment
Carbon Pollution Costs More Than U.S. Government Estimates
Researchers say the social cost of carbon will be six times larger than the Obama administration's estimate
Environment
How the U.S. and India Can Work Together on Global Warming
Secretary of State John Kerry begins to lay the foundation for India-U.S. climate talks
Environment
How to Manipulate Plants to Build a Better Biofuel
Researchers see a breakthrough in changing the composition of plant cell walls
Environment
U.S. Clean Power Rules Delayed
The EPA delays to combine its new rules for power plant pollution
Environment
Embankments Exacerbate Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh
A study finds a combination of rising sea levels due to climate change and man-made flooding problems threaten Bangladesh
Environment
Low Gas Prices Smooth Path for Carbon Add-On in California
Historic cap-and-trade program expands to cover gasoline and diesel but slumping prices hide the impact
Environment
Land of the Midnight Sun Warms Fastest in World
Over the past nearly two centuries, Finland's average temperatures have increased by more than 2 degrees Celsius
Environment
Major U.S. Cities Face More Blackouts under Climate Change
Extreme weather is going to down the electric grid more and more often, a new study suggests
Environment
What Have Climate Scientists Learned from 20-Year Fight with Deniers?
Scientists discuss lessons learned from the struggle with those who would deny human-caused global warming
Environment
Pro Hockey Shoots for Zero Global Warming Pollution
Could low carbon become a goal for all major professional sports?
Technology
How Lithium Ion Batteries Grounded the Dreamliner
Official report on Boeing 787 fires tells a cautionary tale about advanced batteries
Environment
To Curb Climate Change, China Slows Coal to Gas
China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels
Environment
As Carbon Dioxide Grows, Tropical Trees Do Not
Scientists had assumed that trees would use increasing concentrations of CO2 to grow more but research shows that is not the case
Environment
New Climate Treaty Struggles to Reconcile Rich and Poor
The framework for a new deal to curb global warming had a difficult birth, faces more stress in 2015
