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Europe's little 'Smart' car to hit U.S. streets
Hugely popular in many European cities, the teeny tiny two-seater has already been reserved by 30,000 American residents.
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
Home energy use gets a 'smackdown' on reality TV
Even an 'überenvironmentalist' family found it could save a lot more when a competition was at stake.
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?
01/09/2008 12:00 am -
Climate worries complicate Alaska drilling plan
Lease sales could produce 15 billion barrels of oil, but environmentalists say drilling would threaten already melting habitat.
01/08/2008 12:00 am -
States eye stricter curbs on Great Lakes water
Lake levels reached record lows last year, and the region worries that fast-growing states and communities will try to grab its water.
01/07/2008 12:00 am -
California's data challenges EPA
The Golden State filed suit on Wednesday for the right to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos.
01/04/2008 12:00 am -
Do polar bears need U.S. protection?
A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.
01/02/2008 12:00 am -
Do polar bears need U.S. protection?
A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.
01/02/2008 12:00 am -
America: Step up on climate change
Global warming is the nuclear issue of our age.
12/31/2007 12:00 am -
Can the world act fast enough to save the disappearing tuna?
Scientists say drastic measures need to be taken to restore the bluefin.
12/27/2007 12:00 am -
What Bush really won in Bali
For the first time, all nations said they will consider ways to reduce global warming – as Bush sought.
12/17/2007 12:00 am -
A big chill for global warming
A techno-fix to quickly cool the planet needs research in light of new data that climate change is coming fast.
12/12/2007 12:00 am -
A dirty way to fight climate change
A promising strategy: Store carbon in the soil.
11/29/2007 12:00 am -
Clean energy vs. whales: how to choose?
Northwest's dams are a source of clean energy. But scientists say they endanger salmon and orcas.
11/28/2007 12:00 am -
A tax on carbon to cool the planet
Forcing higher prices for fossil fuels would be simple, fair, and effective. Why do politicians fear to do it?
11/26/2007 12:00 am -
Cranberries are headed north
Farmers see signs that the climate-sensitive cold-loving berries are shifting their range into Canada. Blueberries, too. What's to be done?
11/21/2007 12:00 am -
Zip along with shared cars, bikes
The Zipcar and Flexcar merger, and cities' interest in bike-sharing, show openness to novel transit.
11/07/2007 12:00 am -
Be wary of complex carbon caps
The global-warming fight can't wait to work out the kinks in a cap-and-trade scheme.
10/25/2007 01:00 am -
Charismatic bears on thin ice
As the Arctic heats up sooner than scientists anticipated, animals like the polar bear are losing ground.
09/13/2007 01:00 am -
New tool to fight global warming: Endangered Species Act?
A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage.
09/07/2007 01:00 am
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