"Climate Change" or "Global Warming"? Two New Polls Suggest Language Matters
On Friday, a new Yale-Associated Press-NORC poll on environmental attitudes reported that just 56 percent of Americans believe global warming is happening.
Fact or Fiction?: Geoengineering Can Solve Global Warming
Neither blocking sunlight nor capturing carbon can stop climate change
Consumers Hold onto Cars Longer, Making Exhaust Dirtier
The average car age in the U.S. has jumped, keeping new emission control tech off the roads
Canary out, Smartphone in for Gas Detection
By using tiny carbon nanotubes tuned electronically to particular gases, researchers turned smartphones into toxin sensors. Cynthia Graber reports
Has the Time Finally Come for California's Hydrogen Highway?
A new fueling station in the Golden State hopes to serve more fuel cell cars
Lima Climate Talks Face Critical Test
Despite the agreement between the U.S. and China there are still many areas of disagreement at international talks to curb global warming
Bhopal at 30: Lessons Still Being Learned
In 1989, I was working as an at editor at IEEE Spectrum when I was assigned to write a feature on Bhopal. The thirtieth anniversary of that industrial disaster that killed thousands is tonight.
Arguments Mount over Interim Power Plant Regulations
Utility companies, environmentalists and state leaders disagree on how to phase in EPA's requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
How the World Can Fight Global Warming No Matter What Happens in Lima
Imagine if the world’s two largest polluters unilaterally decide to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the ubiquitous gas responsible for the bulk of global warming.
British Bus Turning Feces Into Fuel
Humans produce around 360 pounds of poo over the course of a year - and the United Kingdom's "Bio Bus" is taking this poo on the road. This 40-seater, single-decker bus now runs the 20-mile stretch between Bath and Bristol Airport in southwest England.
France to Rank Cars for Pollution
France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for private passenger transport and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles
EPA Seeks Tighter Ozone Standards to Cut Pollution
The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed stricter curbs on ground-level ozone, a pollutant linked to several serious health conditions