Why we need a carbon tax, and why it won’t be enough
Putting a price on carbon is an idea whose time has come, with even Big Oil signaling it may drop its long-standing opposition to a carbon tax.
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For China’s polluted megacities, a focus on slashing emissions
The booming industrial center of Shenzhen is a showcase for Chinese efforts to cut CO2 emissions and make the nation's burgeoning cities more livable.
In Fukushima, a bitter legacy of radiation, trauma and fear
Five years after the nuclear power plant meltdown, a journey through the Fukushima evacuation zone reveals some high levels of radiation and an overriding sense of fear.
As Arctic Ocean ice disappears, the global climate impacts intensify
The top of the world is turning from white to blue in summer as the ice that has long covered the north polar seas melts away.
High stakes on the high seas: A call for international reserves
Marine protected areas in national waters have proven successful in helping depleted fish stocks to recover.
How the attack on science is becoming a global contagion
Assaults on the science behind climate change research and conservation policies are spreading from the U.S. to Europe and beyond.
Natural aquaculture: Can we save oceans by farming them?
A small but growing number of entrepreneurs are creating sea-farming operations that cultivate shellfish together with kelp and seaweed ...
The rising environmental toll of China’s offshore island grab
To stake its claim in the strategic South China Sea, China is building airstrips, ports, and other facilities on disputed islands and reefs.
For a bird nearing extinction, an Indian doctor seeks a cure
Numbers of the great Indian bustard are down to about 250, the result of hunting and habitat loss.
In new ozone alert, a warning of harm to plants and to people
Scientists are still trying to unravel the damaging effects of ground-level ozone on life on earth.
