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Researchers Work To Track North American Climate Change
"There is no question now that the climate is changing on a global scale," says Takle, an Iowa State University professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and agronomy. "The evidence is so overwhelming."
Blame the media for climate woes: analysis
Mainstream U.S. media are to blame for stalled international efforts to reach an agreement to fight climate change, according to a new analysis released by a media watchdog group.
Climate Impacts in Central America Being Watched by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) and representatives from Central American governments are analyzing the effects climate change could have on the health of Central Americans during a workshop being held in San Jos� th...
Record temperatures in the Mediterranean
Record summer temperatures and hot dry winds have made parts of the Mediterranean a tinder box with fire-fighters working around the clock to control blazes threatening people and vegetation along thousands of hectares o...
House passes energy bill – momentous
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who spent the last week personally lobbying Democrats who opposed parts of the bill, called it "a momentous decision on energy and global warming." The House also voted to repeal $16 billion i...
Europe: No. 1 in Sustainable Energy
Saving the planet may not seem like the quickest path to riches. Yet plenty of investors are betting that sustainable energy will make them lots of money. Already the sector is fast becoming a multibillion-dollar industr...
South Asia floods strand millions
Millions of people across South Asia have spent another night stranded in flood waters. Almost 150 people have died and almost 20 million people have been displaced or marooned in severe flooding across India, Bangladesh...
Retrofitting Engines Reduces Pollution, Increases Incomes
The World Clean Energy Awards, announced in Basel, Switzerland, on June 15, recognize innovative, practical projects that move renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions into the mainstream.
New report eases concerns over wind turbine noise
Recently added to planningrenewables.org.uk is a study by Salford University into aerodynamic modulation (AM) of wind turbine noise. The study has concluded that AM is not an issue for the UK's wind farm fleet.
The Carbon Footprint Ranking of UK Investment Funds
Trucost, the international environmental research organisation that produced the environmental reporting guidelines for business for the UK government, has released its annual ranking of UK investment funds based on thei...