A relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even speculated summer sea ice would be gone in five years. ...more

December 12, 2007

The United States will come up with its plan to cut global-warming gases by mid-2008, and won't commit to mandatory caps at the United Nations' climate conference here, the chief U.S. negotiator said Saturday. ...more

December 9, 2007

We have read the science. Global warming is real, and we are a prime cause. We have heard the warnings. Unless we act, now, we face serious consequences. Polar ice will melt. Sea levels will rise. A third of our plant and animal species could vanish. There will be famine in Africa and Central Asia. ...more

December 5, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist has a grand vision for Florida's energy future. It includes solar panels dotting the rooftops of homes and businesses, wind turbines whipping the sky and new nuclear reactors sending clouds of steam into the air. ...more

December 4, 2007

Support Proposed Landfill It has come to my attention that Pasco County is considering two different means of managing the county's increasing quantities of municipal solid waste (MSW). One is to expand the waste-to-energy facility (WTE). The other is to construct a materials recovery facility (MRF) and a bioreactor landfill for the residues. ...more

December 3, 2007

World powers meeting at a United Nations climate change conference in Indonesia this week will be unable to craft a meaningful plan on global warming without cooperation from the United States, top greenhouse gas emitter, the U.N. climate chief said Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2007

Think Solar Regarding "Uncertainty Blurs Energy Future As Utilities Back Away From Coal" (Our Opinion, Nov. 25): ...more

December 1, 2007

Conservative Prime Minister John Howard, one of the Bush administration's staunchest allies, suffered a humiliating election defeat Saturday at the hands of an opposition leader who has vowed to pull troops out of Iraq. ...more

November 25, 2007

Major electric companies suddenly are refusing to bet their profits on coal. Trouble is, they aren't sure what option is better. ...more

November 25, 2007

Global warming is destroying species, raising sea levels and threatening millions of poor people, the United Nations' top scientific panel is expected to say in a report today that U.N. officials hope will help mobilize the world to take tougher actions on climate change. ...more

November 17, 2007