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Progress WatchEarth's ozone layer: Scientists hail first hints of recoveryThe 1987 Montreal Protocol, which banned the production of 100 chemicals, is having an impact. Scientists expect full recovery of Earth's ozone layer by midcentury.
Fatal bear attack in New Jersey 'a rare occurrence,' says officialA fatal bear attack in New Jersey that killed a hiker over the weekend is being investigated. State and local officials stressed that bear attacks in New Jersey are rare.
China, India leaders are no shows at UN Climate Summit. Why that's OK.At Tuesday's UN Climate Summit in New York, the leaders of two major carbon emitters are taking a rain check. Why聽it's unfair to interpret their absence as a rejection of efforts to curb global emissions.
UN climate change summit: Stymied at home, Obama looks for climate support overseasAt Tuesday's UN climate change summit, President Obama will push world leaders to pledge ambitious emissions targets and environmental protections to combat climate change 鈥� even as Republicans and some Democrats in Congress hope to upend his clean energy goals at home.
Climate change activists 'flood' Wall StreetAs a part of Climate Week events, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in lower Manhattan's financial district to warn that climate change is destroying Earth.聽The organizers of #FloodWallStreet said the sit-in aimed to disrupt business in the financial district by targeting 'corporate polluters and those profiting from the fossil fuel industry.'
Why the UN Climate Summit will have a hard time doing anythingPresident Obama will address the UN Climate Summit, and more than 120 world leaders are expected to attend. But big emitters China and India will not be represented by their top leaders.
Climate change activists plan Wall Street protestClimate聽activists on Monday planned to flood Wall Street to protest what they say is corporate and economic institutions' role in the climate crisis. It comes a day after聽hundreds of thousands of activists participated in the People's Climate March through Manhattan warning that climate change is destroying the Earth.
People's Climate March urges climate change actionDemonstrators in the People's Climate March Sunday urged policymakers to take quick action on climate change.聽The New York People's Climate March was one of a series of events held around the world to raise awareness about climate change.
People's Climate March; Scottish oil and gas; Kenya's energy boom [Recharge]The People's Climate March drew hundreds of thousands from around the world for what organizers are calling the largest climate march in history; Global energy largely welcomed Scotland's decision to stick with the UK; Big oil finds in Kenya puts it at the center of an East African energy boom. Catch up with the People's Climate March and the latest in global energy with Recharge.聽
Will pro-nuclear Abe government overcome Japan's nuke fears?Japan could restart its first two nuclear reactors next month after the nationwide shutdown in 2011 after the Fukushima disaster. But nearly 60 percent of Japanese oppose the restart.
People's Climate March draws 300,000 to ManhattanThousands of climate change activists and others gathered in Manhattan Sunday for the People鈥檚 Climate March. It came just before the UN鈥檚 Climate Summit, expected to draw nearly 100 heads of state.
Cover StoryClimate change chief dossier: 海角大神a FigueresUN climate change chief 海角大神a Figueres is a聽long distance runner and constant traveler who calls wherever she is "home." Here is a thumbnail profile.
Cover StoryClimate change summitry's force of nature: 海角大神a FigueresHow UN climate change chief 海角大神a Figueres became a fierce crusader to lower Earth's thermostat. A visceral connection to the planet 鈥� from the now-extinct golden toads of her childhood in the Costa Rican jungle to shrinking glaciers 鈥� moves her to tears.
People鈥檚 Climate March aims to be biggest rally yet on global warmingThe People鈥檚 Climate March, scheduled for Sunday in New York and featuring everything from noisemakers to an ark, will take place just days before world leaders gather there to address global warming concerns at the UN Climate Summit.
Can UN climate summit make real impact on rising temperatures?More than 120 world leaders will attend this week's UN climate summit in New York City, but viewed as a political event, the summit is unlikely to affect real change.
Why estimate for world population in 2100 is now 11 billionThat's an updated estimate according to United Nations data. The new number comes days before the UN Climate Summit, which will take up a range of issues influenced by world population.
Why one senator wants to halt US coal leasesThe federal government is getting ripped off when it comes to leasing coal tracts on federal lands in the western US, one prominent US senator says.聽
Ukraine crisis: How the US can helpThe war between Ukraine and Russia may appear to be waning, but Ukraine's energy dependence on Russia remains its greatest weakness, Holland writes. As winter heating season quickly approaches,聽the United States and Europe must build a strategy now for buttressing Ukraine with energy support.
Oil prices at two-year low. Why OPEC might change that.Oil prices have been declining for several months on an abundance of supply and weak demand. Now,聽the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the group may cut its production target in an effort to slow the slide in oil prices.
Scottish independence vote: How much North Sea oil is left?The Scottish independence vote is underway, and voters will have to take into account just how much oil is left under the North Sea 鈥� and how much revenue it might generate. On Wednesday, a Scotland-based consultancy released a skeptical report ahead of the Scottish independence vote.