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Akureyri is one of the few places in Iceland with forest.
The Big Fix
This small Icelandic city thinks big about going green
Soil test plots
Environment
Carbon released from warming soil will accelerate climate disruption, according to a long-term study
Tropical forest Indonesia
Environment
Tropical forests are becoming net carbon producers, instead of carbon sinks
Smokestack and trees
Environment
As global carbon dioxide levels climb, plants are becoming better at photosynthesis
Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping
Environment
Obama seeks to cement a climate legacy with China before the US election
The Obama administration's plan to clamp down on climate pollution from coal-fired power plants like this one in Wyoming hit a potentially big speed bump at the Supreme Court this week.
Environment
A Supreme Court speed bump could signal big trouble for Obama’s signature climate plan
Yedoma permafrost
Environment
Thawing permafrost could have catastrophic consequences, scientists warn
Lutz Wiese of Vattenfall power company refuels a hydrogen-powered Mercedes at a filling station in Berlin. Vatenfall is a partner in the world's first direct wind-hydrogen power plant, in northern Germany. Using wind-generated electricity to create hydrog
Technology
The car of the future — the very near future — might be driven by the wind
The Houston Ship Channel stretches 52 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the city of Houston. Sea levels have risen 2.2 feet over the last century at Galveston, the main barrier island protecting the Ship Channel from a big storm.
Environment
The ‘Texas miracle’ is fueling huge economic growth — and the climate change that may end it
Cape Horn
Environment
A Rockefeller uses his oil legacy to help save the oceans
Researcher Tami Bond won a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship for her work investigating the sources of black carbon emissions.
Environment
A newly-minted ‘genius’ hopes to stop pollution from soot and smoke
People's Climate March in New York City
Environment
With climate marches across the globe, the US walks gingerly toward a climate summit in Paris
Environment
Microbes below Earth’s surface could be potential link to Mars rover discovery
Environment
Virgin’s Richard Branson joins fight against global warming
Conflict & Justice
Disguised as Police, Armed Robbers in Belgium Net $50 Million Worth in Diamonds
A Planet Made of Diamonds
Amazon Forest as a Source of Carbon Dioxide
Western Carbon Club
Counting Carbs
Amazon Forest as a Source of Carbon Dioxide
Low-Carbon Diet
Carbon Cowboys
Math on the Range
Cool Fix For a Hot Planet
Carbon-Sink on the Range?
Carbon Black
Carbon Black
Emerging Science Note/Changing Forests
Emerging Science Note/Changing Forests