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Humans Stripping Earth of Its Resources

Posted Tue May 15, 2012 04:53 AM ET | 0

Humanity is essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year. Read more

US Sets New Carbon Standard for Power Plants

Posted Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:30 PM ET | 0

The United States set the first nationwide carbon standards on power plants, seeking to curb emissions from the burning of coal and revive the flagging fight against climate change. Read more

Cheap Natural Gas Making Inroads As US Fuel

Posted Wed Mar 28, 2012 02:56 PM ET | 0

Supplies of natural gas are bulging in the United States from production of the country's vast shale gas formations. Read more

Small Town Gets Court To Ban Fracking

Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Feb 24, 2012 08:26 AM ET | 0

Green groups win a court ruling but does this mean hydraulic fracturing will be halted? Read more

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Fracking Alternative? Or Just Hot Air?

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:00 AM ET | 0

A tech company is developing an alternative to fracking that uses sunlight to produce natural gas. Read more

We Get Greener as We Age

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:51 AM ET | 0

After 65, people produce less carbon emissions with age. But the most carbon emissions occur just before retirement. Read more

Japan To Drill Seabed for 'Burning Ice'

Posted Mon Jul 25, 2011 08:09 AM ET | 0

Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice," in the world's first such offshore experiment. Read more

Shale-Gas Drilling Contaminating Drinking Water

Posted Wed May 11, 2011 09:31 AM ET | 0

Methane leaks are contaminating drinking water near shale gas drilling sites in the northeastern United States. Read more

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Chrysler To Sell Natural-Gas Cars

Posted Thu Apr 14, 2011 09:18 PM ET | 0

The car company joins Honda in selling cars powered by compressed natural gas. Read more

The Greenest Car You Never Heard Of

Posted Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:17 PM ET | 0

The Honda Civic GX runs on compressed natural gas, spews hardly any emissions and can go 250 miles on a single tank of fuel. Read more

Oscars Go Green With Docs Category

Posted Fri Feb 25, 2011 02:42 PM ET | 0

The category finalists include films about natural gas extraction and people who make a living from recyclables. Read more

Bugs Ate Up Methane From Gulf Spill

Posted by Jessica Marshall Thu Jan 6, 2011 02:00 PM ET | 0

Some rare good news: Most of the methane released by the Deepwater Horizon blowout was digested by bacteria within four months. Read more

U.S. Sidelined in Fight for Arctic's Future

Posted by Eric Niiler Mon Jun 21, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Held up in legislative limbo in the United States, the Law of the Sea treaty could give other nations the authority to tap into natural resources in the Arctic. Read more

BP to Try New Way to Cap Oil Leak

Posted Sun May 30, 2010 07:25 AM ET | 0

BP will now attempt to place a box over the seafloor pipe to capture the oil and pump it to the surface. Read more

China Eyes Combustible Ice for Energy

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Mar 10, 2010 03:14 PM ET | 0

Combustible ice sounds like it belongs in Star Trek--and from the photos it looks that way, too. While the reality isn't that extreme, this energy source does involve high-seas adventure, phase changes, and environmental quandaries. Recently I saw a... Read more