Climate Solutions

Sea Urchins Illuminate How to Trap Carbon Dioxide
May 23, 2013 — A marine creature shows researchers a new way to capture a potent greenhouse gas.
Plugging Into the Electric Vehicle Revolution
February 22, 2013 — Cars may prove to be one solution to our climate change problem.
U.S. Sets First Limits on Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
March 27, 2012 — For the first time ever the EPA is imposing greenhouse gas emissions limits on power plants, the largest driver of climate change.
Energy
Putting Wind Turbines Out of Wildlife's Way
January 10, 2012 — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued voluntary federal guidelines to minimize the impact of wind power facilities on wildlife by approving them in the right places. Audubon is doing its part, too.
Here Comes the Sun
October 04, 2011 — The Southwest’s deserts offer promise for solar power development. They also boast incredible biodiversity. New initiatives are looking to tap into the vast energy potential without threatening the wildlife and plants that depend on this fragile land.
Energy
Balance of Power
September 06, 2011 — Green energy isn’t necessarily harmless. But new efforts are under way to site renewable energy projects and transmission lines outside unspoiled landscapes and wildlife habitat.
Energy
Winning the West's energy wars: Keeping clean energy green
March 08, 2011 — How do we develop clean power without harming wildlife and our environment?
Energy
EPA Says Greenhouse Gases are Hazardous to Your Health
December 09, 2009 — As international climate talks begin, the agency classifies these emissions as dangerous to human health and the environment.