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Making Meat and Fuel: A Recipe for Climate Change?

by Brian Halweil on February 13, 2008
There’s been a lot of talk the last few days about the "ingredients" that go into making biofuels. Two recent studies have shown that biofuels are actually contributing to climate change and global warming. How? The answer is pretty simple.

Bad week for fish

by Brian Halweil on January 29, 2008
Last week brought a perfect storm of bad PR for the world’s seafood. Or, it might have actually been good PR from the beleaguered fish’s perspective.

Bali Conference, Day 12: No singing yet

by James Russell on December 14, 2007
It’s 12:30 in the morning here in Bali. I’ve just returned to my hotel.

Bali Conference, Day 11: Does haste make waste?

by James Russell on December 13, 2007
The tension between massive, immediate action and effective action...

Bali Conference, Day 10: Is skepticism contagious?

by James Russell on December 12, 2007
It starts innocently enough. “You know science isn’t a consensus process.”

Bali Conference, Day 9: Brackets, [friend][foe] of the consensus process

by James Russell on December 11, 2007
When sea level is rising and there’s no common ground in sight...

Bali Conference, Day 8: The carbon world, big and small

by James Russell on December 10, 2007
I’ve just arrived back from a reception at the UN climate conference in Bali hosted by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

Bali Conference, Day 5: No rest for the weary

by James Russell on December 7, 2007
Friday’s here, but the work at the UN climate conference in Bali continues tomorrow.

Bail Conference, Day 4: The eye of the storm

by James Russell on December 6, 2007
It’s Thursday, and the negotiations at the UN climate conference in Bali have moved behind closed doors.

Bali Conference, Day 3: Off on the wrong foot?

by James Russell on December 6, 2007
I’m beginning to find my way here at the UN climate conference in Bali—but what about the negotiators?
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