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Is climate change denial immoral? US Episcopal Church says yes.The head of the Episcopal Church in the United States says that addressing climate change is on a moral par with the civil rights movement. How many more religious organizations will follow suit? 聽聽
Costa Rica uses 100% renewable energy for past 75 days. How are they doing it?Costa Rica has managed to do away with fossil fuels, relying on hydropower and other forms of renewable energy instead. Could other countries follow suit?
Fukushima cleanup: What to do with a torrent of radioactive waterGetting a handle on the Fukushima disaster recovery, let alone permanently cleaning up the site, has been extraordinarily difficult.聽The problem is the daily flood of rainwater that flows downhill towards the sea, rushing into the mangled radioactive site.
How California drought became ammunition in climate policy debateCalifornia鈥檚 drought is giving the usually-partisan debate about climate-change deniers a harder and more practical edge, as Gov. Jerry Brown demonstrated on 'Meet the Press.'
There are basically two big forests left, say scientistsResearches funded by the Natural Science Foundation have found that the Earth is left with two large forests, with all remaining wooded areas being relatively fragmented, and growing more so.聽
Ted Cruz: Can a climate change skeptic win in 2016?Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz has the conservative credentials to excite grassroots Republicans 鈥� but could he win in 2016? His views on climate change, energy, and environmental policy may complicate matters.
Energy in a thirsty world [Recharge]Why the future of energy is inextricably linked to the future of water; A double dip in the oil markets; Energy politics heat up in Washington. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.
The next big energy boom? StorageInstalled capacity of energy storage is expected to more than triple over the next five years, according to a new report.聽- To ease smog in Paris, an 'odd' solutionBeset by air pollution, Paris will seek to nearly halve the number of cars on the road on Monday.聽
Will California's drought affect hydroelectric power?This past winter has produced a record low amount of snow in California, meaning less runoff to power hydroelectric dams. Will the state's energy supply suffer?
Do new federal fracking rules duplicate existing state laws?Some are raising concerns that federal rules requiring oil and gas companies to disclose the chemical ingredients used in the fracking process may duplicate state laws already in place. Wyoming has had a chemical-disclosure rule in effect since 2010.聽
Keys to a low-carbon future on both sides of the pondThe path to less expensive, lower emissions electricity systems in the US and EU share many basic features, writes Paul Bledsoe of聽the German Marshall Fund.
Can new federal rules make fracking safer?For the first time in three decades, the US is updating its federal oil and gas regulations on fracking. But will measures on chemical disclosure, waste water disposal, and well integrity make fracking safer?
Boston may not believe it, but it has been the warmest winter everWinter temperatures across global land and ocean surfaces have been the highest on record since 1880. The eastern US was cold, but much of the rest of the world was warm.
Obama cracks down on another emissions giant 鈥� the US governmentIn his latest executive action, President Obama is targeting greenhouse emissions from the federal government. It's all part of his climate change agenda, which has taken center stage in his second term.
Algeria leads exporters' charge to rally oil pricesAlgeria is in talks with other oil producing countries in an effort to reverse the nearly nine-month plunge in oil prices that have take a toll on major energy exporters.聽
Will US oil production drop in 2015?US crude oil output may fall by half this year, according to a projection by the oil cartel OPEC. That goes against what many predict will be a slowdown in production growth 鈥� but not an overall drop.
Oil prices plunge to 6-year-low. Why gas prices won't follow suit.After rebounding in February, oil prices hit a 6-year-low on oversupply concerns. But this time around, the drop in crude prices may not mean as big a drop in gas prices as you might think.聽
US and global oil prices are diverging again. Here's what that means.A domestic oil glut helped bring US crude prices inline with the global benchmark. But in the last month or so, the spread between the two has widened again.
Sea lion pups washing ashore in California test capacity of rescue networkNever have sea lion pups washed up on California beaches in such high numbers. Scientists point to a few potential reasons for the strandings.
