Senate Finally Confirms Gina McCarthy to Head the EPA
McCarthy is widely viewed as extremely qualified for the job, having headed EPA clean air division since 2009.
Department of Energy's Labs Wins 38 Awards for Outstanding Technology Development
Known as the Oscars of Innovation, these awards include a virus that produces energy and a tool that calculates solar glare.
Bird Friendly Buildings Mandated in Minnesota, city of Oakland
They join San Francisco and several municipalities near Chicago. - as many as 1 billion birds die each each by crashing into buildings.
Earthquake-Fracking Connection Becomes Clearer, Industry Moves to Recycled Water
The natural gas industry is adopting water recycling and researchers are connecting the dots between drilling sites and earthquakes.
Chipotle Leads Again, Discloses GMO Ingredients In Foods
Chipotle is the first fast food chain to serve sustainably produced food and is working toward eliminating GMOs.
Wind Energy Research Moves to a Higher Level
The SWiFT wind testing site helps companies and researchers move beyond maximizing performance of a single turbine to an entire wind farm.
World Bank Edges Away From Coal in New Energy Strategy
The draft strategy commits the bank to financing new coal plants only in rare situations, while upping support for hydro, natural gas, efficiency and renewables.
25 Years Later, Exxon Still Avoids Paying for Valdez Spill
The ecosystem recovery plan still waits for Exxon to pay.
Evangelical Scientists Call on Congress to Pass Climate Change Legislation
Addressing climate change is real and urgent, they say, as all of God's creation groans under the weight of uncontrolled use of fossil fuels.
Renewable Energy Survives ALEC's Attack in the States, Grows Stronger
Despite introduction of 121 ALEC bills to dismantle or modify state Renewable Portfolio Standards, the effort mostly failed.