Environment
Climate Change Influence on Superstorm Sandy Drives Bloomberg to Endorse Obama
Because President Barack Obama is more likely to act to curb global warming, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg offers his endorsement
Stories by Saqib Rahim
Environment
Can a "Hub" Boost Building Energy Efficiency Efforts?
Using a small team of scientists from diverse disciplines, the U.S. Department of Energy hopes to develop innovative ways to cut energy use
Environment
How to Overhaul the Way Buildings Use Energy
The Energy Innovation Hub is trying to understand how buildings squander their energy-saving potential
Environment
Philadephia Uses Tough Love to Overhaul Water and Sewer System
A new "Green City, Clean Waters" plan aims to address water and climate issues, but it is not inspiring much brotherly love among some
Environment
Who Will Be the First Advanced Battery Maker to Fail?
There are more factories churning out batteries than cars or other devices to put them in, suggesting future failure
Environment
Updating Building Energy-Efficiency Efforts for the Weather
New software aims to help buildings be more energy efficient no matter what the weather is
Environment
A Carbon Tax to Fly to Paris? U.S.-Europe Showdown on Airline Emissions Begins
Europe's highest court will rule on whether E.U. climate policy applies to airplanes from overseas
Environment
States Ponder Plans for a Climate Future in Which "Normal" Is Different
A report urges the federal research to empower local governments to better prepare for weather-related disasters
Environment
Supermarkets Try to Clean Up Another Spill: Greenhouse Gases
Groceries and supermarkets are attempting to stop the leakage of potent greenhouse gases from their refrigeration systems
The Sciences
When Will China's Energy Use Stop Growing?
China's energy growth could slow as soon as 2030, according to a new analysis
Environment
European Commission Aims to Phase Out Gasoline- and Diesel-Powered Cars in Cities by 2050
The body's new white paper outlines a complete transportation strategy that is one of the world's most ambitious efforts to cut oil use and greenhouse gas emissions
Environment
Can Mexico Lead the Way in Proving Carbon Cuts?
New efforts to track and quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions could prove a model for global efforts.
Environment
Plastic Fairings Could Cut Truck Fuel Use
The Energy Department is touting a technology that would save 1.5 billion gallons of fuel a year if it were affixed to every long-haul truck in America
Environment
Inventing Batteries from Air
ARPA-e and others aim to fund development of a battery that relies on lithium and air
Environment
Predicting the Climate-Changed City of the Future
Hundreds of millions of people, mainly in the developing world, are moving to cities. Without guidelines, these cities could lock in a high-carbon infrastructure that makes fighting climate change far tougher...
Environment
Video Gamers Use as Much Energy as San Diego
U.S. homes have about 63 million video game consoles, and together they use about as much energy as San Diego does in a year, according to a 2008 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council...
Environment
How Automakers Can Meet New Fuel Efficiency Standards
The U.S. EPA and DOT argue that if automakers start using more batteries in cars, or make gasoline engines way more efficient, they can meet much higher fuel efficiency standards
Environment
Can America Lead the Global Electric Car Industry?
U.S.-made electric cars face a maze of export restrictions
Environment
Will Electric Cars Be Made in America?
For electric cars that run on American roads, it just might make the most business sense to build them in America
Environment
General Motors Seeks Second Life for Volt Battery
What will happen to electric car batteries once they've powered their last mile?
