Environment
Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production
The biggest single source of global warming pollution actually started to shrink in 2014. David Biello reports
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The Sciences
Every Life Has Equal Value, Part 1: Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Scientific American Editor in-Chief Mariette DiChristina talk about the foundation set forth in its recently released annual letter...
Environment
14 Senators Who Say Humans Cause Climate Change Also Voted for Keystone XL
The U.S. Senate voted 62 to 36 yesterday to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline that would bring oil from tar sands in Canada down through the U.S.
Environment
Air Pollution Plunges in Alabama
Alabama residents can now see more clearly
Environment
India and U.S. Commit to Global Fight against Climate Change
The U.S. and India pledged to work together toward a new pact to curb global warming
Environment
Rooftop Solar Increases a Home's Selling Price
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a report showing that homes with solar panels typically sell for $15,000 greater than those without solar panels installed...
Environment
Keystone XL Pipeline May Force Republicans to Embrace Climate Change
The Senate's battle over the controversial pipeline is likely to have an impact on presidential politics
Environment
Coal Declines in U.S. but Grows Internationally
Natural gas and government policy are driving a reduction in coal burning and mining
Environment
“It’s Totally Unacceptable for Society Not to Act”
A Q&A with Nobel laureate Mario Molina on climate change
The Sciences
Science Far from Center Stage in Obama's State of the Union
President Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union address, his first before a Republican-led legislature, was studded this evening with references to science and technology amidst talk of middle class tax cuts, thawing U.S...
Humans Cross Another Danger Line for the Planet
Five years go an impressive, international group of scientists unveiled nine biological and environmental "boundaries" that humankind should not cross in order to keep the earth a livable place...
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
Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use
Households that got weekly messages about the lower pollution they generated via efficiency cut energy use much more than did residents who were told how much money they were saving. Cynthia Graber reports
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Technology
The New Chevy Volt Is Impressively Unremarkable
Over the holidays, while visiting family in Southwest Missouri, where I grew up, I saw one of the oddest sights on local roadways since armadillos started showing up as road kill: multiple Chevrolet Volts...
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
Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word
Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change. David Biello reports
Environment
EPA Moves to Count Methane Emissions from Fracking
A new rule would require oil and gas companies all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking
Environment
U.S. Clean Power Rules Delayed
The EPA delays to combine its new rules for power plant pollution
Environment
Where in the World Are the Fossil Fuels That Cannot Be Burned to Restrain Global Warming?
A new analysis reveals the nations—U.S. included—that must sacrifice exploiting much of their carbon-based energy resources if they are serious about combating climate change...
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
