Topic: James Connaughton

Bush orders new protections for Pacific marine seascapes

Together with earlier moves, 355,000 square miles of islands, reefs, and atolls now have new safeguards.

Bush’s pushes for marine reserves

The president’s ambitious plan would conserve two large swaths of the Pacific.

Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

In 2008, expect developing nations to play a more active role in negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol period.

Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

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?