WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met with a bipartisan（代表两党的） group of senators Tuesday in the White House on climate and clean energy bill, and said he's confident they can get something done this year.Urging...
Environmental groups call for time out from offshore exploratory drilling Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 24 May 2010 Environmentalists argue the harsh climate in northern Alaska would make cleaning up any potential offshore oil spill extremely diffi...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute? For accurate weather forecasting and climate analysis, researchers need the best models possible about how the air circulates above the earth. And a new study is challe...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Since so many species in a food web are interconnected, the demise of a one can mean extinction for several others that depend on it for food. Thanks to things like...
1. The Environmental Protection Agency has taken a major step toward regulating greenhouse gases, saying they are threat to the public health. The news comes as the UN's biggest climate change conference is underway in Denmark. Organizers say this ma...
1. President Barack Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. The president says he may be able to live up to the honor if he can make progress on the nuclear-free world and tackling climate change. 2. Pakistani investigators are trying to find...
In Southeast Asia, people know well the risks that extreme weather can bring, and they worry that a warmer climate will increase those risks. !Pros Laput, Daniel Schearf | Bangkok 19 December 2009 When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowde...
With three days remaining at the Copenhagen climate talks, India's government is expressing its disappointment with the proposals put forth so far. Steve Herman | New Delhi 16 December 2009 Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao (file photo) Officials...
The upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen comes amid warnings that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are having a devastating impact on poor countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 06 December...
China and the United States have agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas like clean energy, as the international community gets ready to discuss a new climate treaty in Copenhagen, this December. U.S. special envoy for climate change Todd Stern ha...
