Commentary / World Apr 18, 2018
Time to make water-smart energy choices
by Brahma Chellaney
The energy sector's depletion of water resources is another major contributor to climate change.
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Commentary / World Apr 17, 2018
by Ivan Ascher
While free markets may have steered much of the world toward a wealthier, healthier future, placing our faith in Smith's "invisible hand" to win the fight against climate change would be a tragic mistake.
Commentary / World Apr 16, 2018
How central banks should and shouldn't tackle global warming
by Ferdinando Giugliano
Monitoring the impact of climate change is sensible, but tipping the scales is dangerous.
General | Beyond Omotenashi Apr 15, 2018
Visitors to Okinawa invited to be citizen scientists as tourism takes its toll on coral
by Jessica Kozuka
Divers equipped with a simple color chart and an app can help keep an eye on the island prefecture's delicate coral ecosystem.
World / Science & Health Apr 12, 2018
Environmentalists plan to launch a methane-sensing satellite
Fifty years ago, a NASA astronaut snapped a photograph from lunar orbit showing Earth rising above the moon, and it helped inspire an environmental movement. Now it is the environmentalists who are sending missions into space. The Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday announced a plan to ...
World / Science & Health Apr 4, 2018
Developing nations will study ways to block sunshine to slow global warming
Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research toward dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures. Research into "solar geo-engineering," which would mimic big volcanic eruptions ...
Asia Pacific Mar 30, 2018
As wild weather worsens, Philippine migration takes on a female face
by Rina Chandran
When the rains failed in 2015 and drought gripped southern Mindanao in the Philippines, Corazon Vegafria knew what she had to do: move to the city of Koronadal, about an hour away by bus, and find work as a domestic helper to support her ...
Business Mar 30, 2018
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Exxon Mobil Corp's lawsuit seeking to stop New York and Massachusetts from probing whether the company misled investors and the public about climate change and the potential effects on its business. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan said ...
World / Science & Health Mar 25, 2018
World cities go dark as global Earth Hour climate campaign kicks off
The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo's Skytree and Moscow's Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change. Earth Hour, which started in Australia in 2007, ...
Business Mar 24, 2018
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said to side with carmakers' calls to ease fuel rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that a landmark Obama-era effort to cut vehicle greenhouse gas emissions is too aggressive and agrees with automakers that the standards should be revised, according to people familiar with the matter. The agency has completed a draft decision ...
World / Science & Health Mar 24, 2018
U.S. government scientists say ice covering the Arctic ocean reached its second-lowest extent on record this winter. For most of the winter, sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows, but cold March winds helped the ice expand just beyond the low set in ...
Asia Pacific Mar 23, 2018
China building Arctic expedition cruise ship for 'Polar Silk Road'
China has begun building its first polar expedition cruise ship, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday, as the country looks to shipping lanes opened up by global warming to extend President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative to the Arctic. Construction of the 104.4-meter vessel, ...