African-American Civil Rights Groups Finally Embrace Environmentalism
When I started blogging 8 years ago, the blogosphere like a lonely place. I hadn’t yet met another Black Science blogger (and I wouldn’t come across another one for 2.5 years), so when I rolled out the Green Carpet for Earth Day, I felt my voice was puny.
Soot and Smog Put China's Babies at Risk
China’s smoke-belching coal plants and heavy traffic may be signs of a bustling economy but health experts fear the country’s dirty air is hurting its infants
Costs of Climate Change May Prove High for Future
Our descendants will pay a higher price for greenhouse gas build-up as real costs are updated over time
Big Leaks Found in Pennsylvania Fracking Wells
Methane escapes from natural gas wells even before fracking, according to new direct measurements from flying over in an airplane
Controversy over Biofuels and Land Cut from IPCC Summary
How much does planting biofuels instead of crops lead to the spread of agricultural fields, cutting down yet more forests?
How to Solve Global Warming: It's the Energy Supply
Carbon storage has to expand rapidly, or coal burning has to cease, if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change
What Can Scientists Say about Ethics and Economics of Combating Climate Change?
Ethics and costs are contentious issues tackled by the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
Climbing Mount Everest: My Search for Dirty Snow
Editor's note: This April, geologist and Ph.D. candidate Ulyana Horodyskyj will be climbing Mount Everest to determine how much soot is settling on snow at the top of mammoth glaciers, which could slow their growth at the top, even as they melt at much lower elevations.
Health Threat May Keep Incinerators from Turning Trash to Power
New incinerators appeal to cities looking to get rid of garbage and produce renewable power. But local leaders find it tough to weigh sparse evidence on health threats against public opposition
How to Keep the Lights on after a Superstorm
A planned micro grid in a New Jersey city could be a model for making local communities more resilient to extreme weather
Is a Footprint the Right Metaphor for Ecological Impact?
On the cover of Our Ecological Footprint, published in 1996, a giant foot stomps on the Western hemisphere, carrying the weight of cars, overpasses and skyscrapers.
Unrestrained Oil and Gas Is the Future, ExxonMobil Argues
Global warming is a challenge for the largest private oil company, but fossil fuels will remain predominant