
Chinese Villagers Mob Police in Environmental Spat: Xinhua

Chinese Villagers Mob Police in Environmental Spat: Xinhua

Floating Wind Turbines Coming to Oregon Coast
A demonstration project received approval from the federal government, though Europe is still likely to see the technology first


China Holiday Travel Puts Spotlight on Transportation
Lunar New Year means tens of millions of travelers in China, mostly by bus but increasingly by car, which is bad news for air quality. David Biello reports

Tropics Feel the Heat of Climate Change
Tropical ecosystems appear to be more sensitive to climate change and less able to store carbon – two developments surprising scientists

Why Is There More Methane in the Atmosphere?
Levels of the potent greenhouse gas continue to rise and scientists aren't sure where most of it is coming from, though likely suspects include fracking, increased coal mining in China and a melting Arctic

Geoengineering to Block Sunlight Cooling Effects Could Prove Difficult to Measure
Even if the world started souring the skies to block sunlight any cooling effects would be hard to detect

Can Fracking Clean China's Air and Slow Climate Change?
China is drilling ahead for shale gas, but the country faces economic, environmental and geologic challenges in tapping the resource

If the Fuel Source Ain't Clean, Your Electric Car Ain't Green
A host of factors determine the role of electric and hybrid cars in reducing greenhouse gas pollution, such as whether coal is their ultimate fuel source. David Biello reports

How to Cope When Activists Ask for Climate Scientists' Personal Emails
More and more activists who deny climate change are asking for e-mail records from climate scientists, prompting calls for a legal defense fund

China Closes More than 8,000 Polluting Firms in 2013
China shut down 8,347 heavily polluting companies last year in northern Hebei province, which has the worst air in the country, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as the government moves to tackle a problem that has been a source of discontent.

What a Transportation Revolution in China Looks Like
Can China find a fuel alternative for its swelling number of transportation vehicles?

Global Effort to Combat Climate Change May Not End in Paris Next Year
Despite international agreement to craft an agreement that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the climate negotiations in Paris would just be another step in a long process