Carbon Emissions News

By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:54 PM ET

While the debate over meat's role in climate change rages, the rest of us can make a big difference by forgoing that hamburger once a week. Read More

More like this in: London, Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Diet, Greenhouse Gas, Methane, Vegetarianism, GRIST, Greenhouse

By John Casey | Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:48 PM ET

Efforts are being made by battery manufacturers to produce environmentally friendlier batteries. Read More

More like this in: Duracell, Emissions, Electronics, Batteries, Gizmag

By Darragh Worland | Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:49 PM ET

Twenty national hunting and fishing groups, an overwhelmingly Republican bunch, are urging senators to support the climate change bill moving through Congress. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, Economy, Global Warming, Reuters, Emissions, Conservation, Greenhouse Gas, Republican Party (GOP), U.S. Senate

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Tue Oct 6, 2009 2:36 AM ET

Buried treasure, in the form of trash, could become tomorrow's clean fuel. Read More

More like this in: Technology, Energy, Science, Emissions, Science Daily, Biofuel, Singapore, Ethanol

By Ben Corbett | Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:58 AM ET

Author Colin Beavan turned his family's lives upside-down to live sustainably. The result? A book and documentary, a feature film, and no going back on killing his TV and sharing his bath water. Read More

More like this in: New York, The New York Times, Global Warming, Emissions, Sustainable Living, Colin Beavan

By Steve Tanner | Thu Oct 1, 2009 4:10 PM ET

Apple has taken a few bites from environmental organizations in the past, but its latest moves show a true greening of the computer maker. Read More

More like this in: Recycling, iPhone, Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Transportation, Nature, Electronics, GreenPeace, Dell, Apple Inc., EcoGeek

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:00 PM ET

The U.N. purchases carbon credits to pay for its Climate Conference emissions. Read More

More like this in: United Nations, Emissions, Carbon Offset

By Steve Tanner | Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:57 PM ET

A model for the future is up and running in the town of Boulder, Colorado, which is now wired to a fully functioning "smart grid" technology array. Read More

More like this in: Technology, Energy, Economy, Emissions, Colorado, Middle East, Small Business, Benjamin Franklin, Smart Meters

By Sarah Parsons | Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:09 PM ET

Portland cyclists petition area fast food restaurants to allow bikes order at drive-thrus windows. Read More

More like this in: Twitter, Washington, Restaurants, Fast Food, Portland, Discrimination

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Save the trees, save the seas, save ourselves. Read More

More like this in: Europe, Germany, Planet, Nature, Greenhouse Gas, biodiversity, Coral Reef, Ecotour