Advanced Occupancy Sensors Slash Energy Bills, Keep Everyone Happy
Forget about lighting, sensors offer far greater savings when managing airflow
China Launches Pilot Carbon Emissions Trading System
With its usual talent for copying the most successful, China is starting small
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A $19 Billion Plan to Fortify New York City Against Climate Change
Much of what Michael Bloomberg proposes will not be built, but some important things will be
International Energy Agency Doubles Down on Climate Change
Proposes "four for two" strategy to prepare way for more comprehensive global program
Kudankulam Go-Ahead Does Not Inspire Confidence
Court decision favoring a controversial Indian plant only highlights absence of trust
Ethanol Versus Water
Study finds that global warming will exascerbate the conflict between U.S. ethanol objectives and its water needs
Tracking Food, for Safety’s Sake
How track-and-trace technologies can improve food safety
Stopping Starvation by Satellite
Satellite data can predict agricultural output and famine
Farming by the Numbers
Precision agriculture brings computing’s accuracy to the ancient art of cultivation
Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy?
And what has been the role of grassrooots activism?
GM Foods Grow Up
With help from robots and new genetic tricks, farmers could feed the planet while dodging the controversy
Global CO2 Concentration Reaches 400 Parts Per Million
Now what?
Time To Make Plans For June’s National Day of Civic Hacking
They may look like block parties, but these June 1-2 hackathons around the country aim to do some real work for good.
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Yet Another Nanomaterial Does a Good Job at Oil Spill Remediation
The list of supersoaking nanomaterials grows, but none seems any closer to being available for the next oil spill
Will Hybrids and Electrics Benefit from Demise of Internal Combustion Engine?
You would think so, but a recent conference suggests otherwise
Groundwater Contamination Is the Latest Bad News from Fukushima
Situation at plant continues to make life difficult for the pro-nuclear
New York Politicians Decline to be Anti-Nuclear
Candidates are remarkably responsible on energy and climate
Tiny Online Publication Wins Pulitzer Prize
Bucking a trend, an environmental news site wins journalism's highest honor
European Parliament Vote Leaves Carbon Trading System in Shambles
It is another indicator of a dramatic shift in current balance of action on climate
Sun Catalytix "Artificial Leaf" Can Heal Itself
Artificial photosynthesis device gains Wolverine powers, can run in impure water
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013): Chemistry Major, UK Prime Minister, Climate Hawk
The late UK leader called for "sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations"
"The Most Hated Climate Scientist in the U.S."
Yale University profiles one of its more notorious physics PhDs
Tracking Sulfur Dioxide Pollution: Cherchez la (Gas) Plume
Blame volcanoes, not Asian industry, for most sulfur dioxide pollution. Meanwhile, a new IR camera tracks man-made SO2 emissions
Vanadium Redox Gaining Ground in Energy Storage
With few credible candidates at grid scale, every one is welcome
How Big is the U.S. "Electricity Gap"?
The top 1 percent accounts for more than its share, but not by as wide a margin as in the income or wealth gaps
A Clever But Questionable Approach to Geoengineering
MIT's David Keith says it could be cheaper and easier to stop global warming than you think
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Geographers Compute Arctic Shipping Routes
Some ships could cut across the pole by midcentury
New Appointments at U.S. Energy Department and EPA
The most distinctive impact may be in the nuclear sector
Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Levels Are More Tightly Linked
But will the new research convert any climate skeptics?
The Best—And Craziest—Ideas at the ARPA-E Future Energy Pitching Session
Early-stage energy startups faced down a panel of investors; could these ideas really work?
The Better Meat Substitute
Can new and improved meat analogues help us control our damaging desire for animal flesh?
UV Light Keeps Strawberries Fresh in the Fridge
UV LEDs can extend the fruit's fridge life to nine days without drying it out
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Big Ag
Selling to the world, not feeding it