UN chief says current climate pledges insufficient
By KARL RITTER United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski shake hands prior to their meeting , in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Ban…
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A glance at coal and its role in climate change
By KARL RITTER Young girls protest in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy in Warsaw, Monday Nov. 18, 2013 where a Coal Industry meeting is taking place in Warsaw,…
The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push
By DINA CAPPIELLO and MATT APUZZO In this July 20, 2013, photo, a plant that produces ethanol is next to a cornfield near Coon Rapids, Iowa. Government mandates to increase…
UN: CO2 POLLUTION LEVELS AT ANNUAL RECORD HIGH
By JOHN HEILPRIN French Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization, WMO, informs the media about the annual greenhouse gas bulletin in the atmosphere during a press conference at the…
Air traffic control modernization hits turbulence
By JOAN LOWY An Alaska Airlines plane takes off Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system, one of…
WEST COAST STATES AND BC TO LINK CLIMATE POLICIES
By JASON DEAREN From left, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and California Gov. Jerry Brown listen to a speaker before signing an agreement to collectively combat climate…
BEIJING ADOPTS NEW SMOG EMERGENCY MEASURES
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN A motorcyclist wearing a mask and other cyclists ride past vehicles clogged with heavy traffic in Beijing Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Beijing is seeking to tame its…
MERKEL PARTY TOOK BMW MONEY BEFORE EMISSIONS CALL
German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel arrives for a meeting with the Christian Democratic parties delegation prior to exploratory talks about an coalition with the…