Q. A few years ago you conducted a poll of ecologists to identify the top 10 causes of environmental problems. Would you comment on your original list in the context of today's world? A. Listing the top 10 sources of environmental problems is one way to put them in perspective.
skepticism in science is essential to increase understanding of the natural world.
Letting global temperatures rise even 2ºC – as the Copenhagen Climate Accord permitted – could trigger catastrophic sea-level rise and major social upheaval, scientists say.
Naomi Oreskes found herself under attack in 2004, when she called attention to the scientific consensus on climate change. Her search for those behind the broadside led her to document the evolution of doubt-mongering.
It's now become de rigueur among the radical right wing rhetoricians to characterize any government support of America's green energy sector as wasteful, fruitless, and scandalous.
Very low levels of radioactive iodine-131 have been detected in Europe but the particles are not believed to pose a public health risk, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday, saying it was seeking to find the source.
Alaska Airlines began an expensive trial of biofuel-powered passenger flights Wednesday, billing the 75 trips as a pioneering effort to "fly cleaner" and to kick-start a nascent renewable-energy economy.
In the grand scheme of things, capitalism is a blip. A flicker on the historical radar and a rather dangerous planetary-scale experiment whose results are easy to guess and hard to ignore.
For the first time in 75 years, an entire genus of mammal may go the way of the dodo—unless a new conservation effort shepherded by Somalian herders succeeds. The hirola, a large African antelope known for its striking, goggle-like eye markings, is the only remaining spe …
A local Indonesian non-profit and an American organization have partnered up to offer discounted health care to Indonesian communities that reject illegal logging practices.
Greenpeace has not initiated any private discussions.