Scientific American Magazine

Cheap, plentiful coal is expected to fuel power plants for the foreseeable future, but can we keep it from devastating the environment?

Global warming is a reality. Innovation in energy technology and policy are sorely needed if we are to cope

New technologies, lighter vehicles and alternative fuels can lower greenhouse gas releases from cars and trucks

A threefold expansion of nuclear power could contribute significantly to staving off climate change by avoiding one billion to two billion tons of carbon emissions annually

Getting a grip on greenhouse gases is daunting but doable. The technologies already exist. But there is no time to lose

Using hydrogen to fuel cars may eventually slash oil consumption and carbon emissions, but it will take some time

If efficiency improvements and incremental advances in today's technologies fail to halt global warming, could revolutionary new carbon-free energy sources save the day? Don't count on it--but don't count it out, either

Wasting less energy is the quickest, least expensive way to stem carbon emissions