China Launches Pilot Carbon Emissions Trading System
With its usual talent for copying the most successful, China is starting small
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
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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
Restructuring and Retrenchment in Nuclear Fuels
One plant down, one teetering, and a major player up for sale
Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy?
And what has been the role of grassrooots activism?
Global CO2 Concentration Reaches 400 Parts Per Million
Now what?
Will Hybrids and Electrics Benefit from Demise of Internal Combustion Engine?
You would think so, but a recent conference suggests otherwise
Germany Takes the Lead in HVDC
New developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery
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
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Japan Plans to Overhaul Its Electricity Sector
Proposal would break up the "Big 10" utility companies
"The Most Hated Climate Scientist in the U.S."
Yale University profiles one of its more notorious physics PhDs
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms
New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather
HVDC Supergrid Technologies Besting Expectations
Components for meshed high-voltage DC networks are improving fast. Market barriers are the likely rate-limiting factor for Europe's efforts to exchange renewable power at continental scale.
China's Suntech in Bankruptcy Proceedings
The PV market leader's wounds may be self-inflicted
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
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?
Coal is Dead, Gas is King: Politicians Talk Fossil Fuels at ARPA-E Summit
A few Senators and one very prominent mayor weighed in on what feels like background noise to renewable energy innovators
Sixteen New Iranian Reactors
Will they actually be built, or is the plan just a cover for military plans?
Crisis in European Carbon Trading System
Despite recent attempts at correcton, the ETS is not getting the job done
New Dawn for Smart Grid?
Signs abound that it may be turning a corner
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
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North Korea's Nuclear Fingerprints As Seen in Norway
A geophysicist north of Oslo could trace the explosion to its source by its sonic fingerprint
How to Find a Nuclear Explosion in North Korea
Wondering how the world knows when a somebody tests a nuclear device? Here's how
Who After Chu?
Will a new energy secretary focus more on areas neglected in Chu’s farewell appraisal?
U.S. Northeast Sets Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals
New targets reflects RGGI's own success and general U.S. progress