Environment
When a Heat Wave Is the Future, You Need Better Air-Conditioning
Demand for A-C is only going to grow, so we'll need better technologies. David Biello reports
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Environment
Has the Time Come to Consider Geoengineering?
Methods to adjust the planetary thermostat might prove necessary, sparking interest from researchers to government agencies
Environment
How Much Coal Can Poor Countries Burn?
The World Bank and other aid agencies struggles with the question of fossil fuels and energy poverty
Environment
Where's the Best Place to Put a Wind Farm?
It's not just where it's windiest, according to new research. David Biello reports
Health
Air Pollution Linked to Significant Decrease in Life Expectancy
Research on coal burning in China offers powerful evidence of air pollution’s effect on public health
Environment
How Clean Air Act Made Atlanta Rains Rebound
Legislation enacted in 1970 may have drastically improved Atlanta's rainfall values
Environment
Is There a Formula for Better Cities?
Mathematical rules could allow for better city planning, David Biello reports
Environment
Renewable Energy Predicted to Boom, Surpass Natural Gas
The growth of wind, solar and hydropower offers hope for restraining climate change
Environment
Scientists Underscore Obama's Concern about Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Sea-level rise and flooding have already been linked to global warming, will other natural disasters follow?
Environment
Location May Stymie Wind and Solar Power Benefits
The health and climate gains made by clean energy are often lowest in the windiest and sunniest places
Environment
Obama’s Climate Plan Will Limit Emissions from Power Plants and Heavy Trucks
New EPA rules will target coal plants by 2015, trucks by 2018
Environment
Obama Prepares Campaign to Combat Climate Change
President Obama is expected to appeal to Americans about the perils of rising temperatures and the economic benefits of dealing with climate change
Environment
To Store More Carbon, Make Grasshoppers Nervous
Living in a landscape of fear means more of the greenhouse gas driving climate change gets stored in plants. David Biello reports
Environment
Now That the Ethanol Enthusiasm Bubble Has Burst, Is There Hope for Other Biofuels?
Ethanol's strain on agricultural resources has soured many advocates' former enthusiasm. Advances in algae-based biofuel technology may restore some of their optimism
Environment
How Companies Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Make Money
U.S. businesses that cut CO2 by 3 percent per year through the end of the decade could reap as much as $190 billion
Environment
Latin America Enjoys Abundant Renewable Energy but Lacks Policies for Use
South and Central America could generate 100 percent of their electricity with renewable resources, a new study finds
Environment
U.S. Kids Born in Polluted Areas More Likely to Have Autism
Babies born in areas with high airborne levels of mercury, diesel exhaust, lead, manganese, nickel and methylene chloride were more likely to have autism than those in areas with lower pollution...
Environment
Rich Chinese Export Pollution to Poorer Regions
Limiting pollution in China's richer provinces has shifted polluting facilities to less prosperous areas with fewer rules
Environment
Carbon Trading with Chinese Characteristics
To control greenhouse gases the Chinese government is experimenting with pilot programs in seven cities and regions that use carbon markets
Environment
Climate Change Getting Worse by the Minute
The world is not on track to reduce, or even restrain global warming. David Biello reports
