The hundreds of limousines and private jets that ferried environmentalists to the climate conference in Copenhagen ...more

December 18, 2009

Despite the excitement about a type of electric car called a plug-in hybrid, such vehicles are unlikely to arrive in meaningful numbers for a few more decades, according to new analysis by the National Research Council. ...more

December 17, 2009

Its agenda is to save the world, yet you don't overhear people talking about the climate summit in Copenhagen. ...more

December 15, 2009

China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

December 14, 2009

Fish and tin drums Regarding the piece by Paul Krugman ("An affordable truth," Other Views, Dec. 8): ...more

December 12, 2009

With 20,000 delegates, advocates and journalists jetting to Copenhagen for planet Earth's last chance, the carbon footprint of the global warming summit will be the only impressive consequence of the climate change meeting. Its organizers had hoped it would produce binding caps on emissions, global taxation to redistribute trillions of dollars and micromanagement of everyone's choices. ...more

December 5, 2009

President Barack Obama is traveling to a climate summit in Copenhagen next month to boldly promise that the United States will cut its emissions of carbon dioxide 17 percent from 2005 levels in just 10 years. ...more

November 28, 2009

In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive SINGAPORE (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders. ...more

November 16, 2009

The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

Here is the good news on the climate front: The Europeans have ratcheted down their emissions targets, the Chinese are getting serious about solar power and energy efficiency, and Washington is lumbering toward a carbon cap. ...more

October 25, 2009