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
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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
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?
Crisis in European Carbon Trading System
Despite recent attempts at correcton, the ETS is not getting the job done
Executive Action: Obama Threatens Unilateral Approach to Climate Crisis
State of the Union address featured a President finally willing to tackle global warming head-on
Safe at Home: Historic Datasets Illuminate Animal Navigation
Re-examination of records covering decades sharpens our understanding of how salmon and pigeons find their way home
U.S. Northeast Sets Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals
New targets reflects RGGI's own success and general U.S. progress
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Eighteen-Year Low
They are nearing their 1990 level, the baseline for Kyoto Protocol reductions
Ohio State Gets a Bead on Cleaner Coal-fired Power
Can coal combustion reactors strip the pricey oxygen purification step out of oxyfuel power generation?
Plugging In to Plant Roots
Marsh grasses can power small fuel cells
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Laser Eyes Spy a Big Melt in the Arctic
Airborne altimeters yield a disturbing picture of polar ice loss
A Different Kind of Nuclear Winter: Steam From Cooling Towers Spawns Snowfall
Cold air mixes with hot water vapor, yielding downwind snow plume
Kerry and Climate
Choice of new U.S. Secretary of State could affect policy
Green Energy Tech at Year's End
2012 was not a good year, and 2013 is not likely to be better
New Sonar Technology Reveals City-size Schools of Fish
Low-frequency sound waves improve ocean sensing
Want to Save the Environment? Build More Cities
A new book argues for the environmental advantages of urban density