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A geoengineering experiment has come unstuck. But there will be more(85)
The ecological footprint of nations(128)
Carbon capture and storage: A shiny new pipe dream
Capturing the carbon dioxide from power stations is not hard. But it is expensive. A new project in Norway aims to make it cheaper(33)
Natural gas: Difference Engine: Awash in the stuff
Thanks to shale gas, America is on the road to energy independence(158)
Chesapeake energy: Caging a wildcat
Shareholders curb Aubrey McClendon(1)
Energy Transfer bids for Sunoco: Put that in your pipe
A pipeline deal to exploit America’s fast-changing energy landscape(3)
Fiscal policy: The master of horror on taxes
Whether rich liberals ought to donate money to the government is a confusing and probably irrelevant question(140)
On land and sea, the world is continuing to warm up(519)
China and America: Meaty facts
China now chomps through over twice the amount of meat as America(4)
Natural gas: Notes from underground
Fracking is coming to Britain. It won’t transform the country as it has America(14)
British energy security: Why the debate over British shale gas extraction is for high stakes
Not just a domestic argument(54)
Climate change and Canadian hockey: Melting hopes
As winters get shorter and warmer, fewer Canadians will be able to hone their hockey skills outdoors(1)
Climate change: Climate scepticism is not just American
While attitudes and character don't entirely determine political beliefs or allegiances, they strongly influence the kinds of arguments you're going to find appealing(615)
Regulating carbon emissions: A blow to coal
New rules look set to speed the move from coal to natural gas(19)
Energy efficiency: This little light of mine
Investments in efficiency are getting more attention(17)
Valuing oceans: The $2 trillion question
An estimate of the costs of rising sea levels over a century ought to concentrate minds(96)
Illegal logging: Cutting the head to save the crown
The World Bank outlines a new approach to tackling illegal logging(5)
"Megachange: The World in 2050": It's not all gloom and doom
OUR correspondents discuss the challenges of publishing a book that predicts how the world will look 40 years from now. They debate the prospects of 'the Chinese century' and whether environmental destruction from climate change is inevitable (5)
Air Pollution in China: No cars please, it's Party time
Air quality in Beijing improves during the meeting of the National People’s Congress(2)
Rare earths and climate change: In a hole?
Demand for some rare-earth elements could rapidly outstrip supply(25)
Commercial whaling: Good whale hunting
A proposal for tradable whaling quotas might bring succour to cetaceans(100)
Alternative fuels: Difference engine: Meet the meth drinkers
Forget the ethanol economy—the future belongs to methanol(114)
Energy and the election: The emerging energy consensus
What the candidates and the public can and should agree on(71)
Carbon prices: Breathing difficulties
A market in need of a miracle(6)
Europe's other crisis: Greener than thou
A global fight over the European Union's environmental regulation(50)
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