Irvine, Calif., May Be Next to Ban Plastic Bags
City Council to consider proposal to investigate on Tuesday.
Energy & Environment
Gov. Jerry Brown to Launch Climate Change Site to Fight Skeptics
Stop laughing. He's not kidding.
Government-Dominated Energy Touted
Clean energy summit hosted by Sen. Harry Reid portrayed a future of politicized choices
British Government Trims Green Regulations
Officials predict £400 million in savings over the next 20 years
Debate Over Wind Energy Policy Infuses Typical Campaign Hot Air
Obama, Romney argue over tax credits, energy subsidies.
China Is Winning the Race to Lose Billions on Solar Power
Cower, America, and consider China's $17.5 billion solar manufacturing debt. How can we compete with that?
Dams May Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Levels
Washington State University research shows more methane bubbles out of water as it is drawn down.
Green Activist Now an International Fugitive
Interpol issued a warrant after Sea Shepherd founder, Paul Watson, skipped bail in Germany and claimed that Japan is out to get him
Feds: July Hottest On Record For Continental U.S.
Hotter than summer of '36, the NOAA says
Florida Environmentalists Seek $10 Billion for Conservation
Petition campaign launched for constitutional amendment.
Australian States Under Pressure To Limit Power Prices
Prices at state-owned utilities are rising faster than those at private producers - but the carbon tax may be at fault
NASA Links Summer Heat to Global Warming
Scientists say they've found summer heat waves more frequent now than in the mid-20th century.
JPMorgan Chase Denies Manipulating California Energy Market
Trader demands money taken by state back.
Solyndra Tagged White House as "Bank of Washington"
In an email, the company's CEO had high praise for government subsidies
Big Federal Subsidies for Batteries
The federal government is doling out lots of dough so that private companies don't have to spend their own on battery research
Judge Rules EPA Overstepped Bounds on Mining Regs
EPA infringed on the authority given to state regulators by federal clean water and surface mining acts.
Everyone Freaks Out About Two New Climate Change Studies
New reports on global temperature trends cause a predictable media uproar
Government Can Speed Up Approval For Keystone XL Pipeline
The American Petroleum Institute has said that there's "no reason" the government cannot approve the pipeline sooner than expected.
Farmers: We're in a Drought. Stop with the Ethanol Quota
Forecasts predict a 4 percent rise in food prices.
The Paradox of Energy Efficiency
How more efficient cars and appliances often lead to more energy use.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: The End of International Environmentalism
Watching green ideology crash and burn
Rio +20 Earth Summit: Slouching Toward Pointlessness
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his sixth and final dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: Greens Fail to Get The Future They Want
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his fifth dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: Wandering Through the People's Summit
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his fourth dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: Down with Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Up with Food Sovereignty
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his third dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: 436 Visions of Sustainability, At Least
Reason's science correspondent reports from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
