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Energy Special Section - NY Times: Business

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Energy Special Section

City Room: At Mayoral Forum, a Focus on the Environment - NY Times: NY Region

By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

City Room: At Mayoral Forum, a Focus on the Environment

Op-Ed Contributor: China Must Exploit Its Shale Gas - NY Times: World

By ELIZABETH MULLER — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Exploiting China’s vast resources of shale gas is the only short-term way for the country to avoid huge increases in greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal.

Britain's Nuclear Plans at a Critical Point - NY Times: Europe

By STANLEY REED and STEPHEN CASTLE — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The British energy minister is expected to approve the country’s first new nuclear power plant in two decades, though it is already four years behind schedule.

In Search of Energy Miracles - NYT: Home Page

By JUSTIN GILLIS — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

While scientists race to develop a technology, probably nuclear-based, that can slake our energy thirst without a huge environmental cost, it would be folly to wait that long to tackle carbon emissions.

The Caucus: Energy and Climate on the White House Agenda - NY Times: Washington

By JOHN M. BRODER — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

President Obama hosted a casual off-the-record meeting with a diverse group of energy and climate change experts at the White House on Thursday evening, officials and participants said.

Obama Names 2 to Fill E.P.A. and Energy Posts - NYT: Home Page

By JOHN M. BRODER and MATTHEW L. WALD — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In nominating Gina McCarthy to head the E.P.A. and Ernest J. Moniz for the Energy Department, President Obama showed his intent to use all the tools at his disposal to tackle climate change.

Op-Ed Columnist: A Scientist’s Misguided Crusade - NY Times: Editorials

By JOE NOCERA — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

James Hansen hurts his climate cause with an obsession with the Keystone XL pipeline.

Scan: Growing Wings and Rising Oceans - NY Times: Science

By JASCHA HOFFMAN — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A look at coming events at the intersection of science and culture.

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Protesters Sue Japanese Whalers - NY Times: Science

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

An environmental group seeks $3 million in damages over the sinking of its vessel in Antarctic waters.

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Storms and Climate Change - NY Times: Science

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

As a blizzard develops in the Northeast, scientists reach out again to people who might believe that heavy snows counter evidence of global warming.

Energy Secretary to Depart, as Administration Vacancies Mount - NYT: Home Page

By MATTHEW L. WALD — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a winner of the Nobel Prize, will leave office soon, possibly by the end of this month.

Green Blog: Chu to Relinquish Energy Post - NY Times: Science

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The energy secretary will return to academic life in California.

News Analysis: Obama’s Foreign Policy Goals Appear More Modest - NY Times: Washington

By DAVID E. SANGER — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Bitter experience has led President Obama to look for guidance from the experience of other presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Op-Ed Contributor: Deafness at Doomsday - NY Times: Editorials

By LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Policy makers should not ignore the advice of scientists on issues like climate change and nuclear proliferation.

Letters: Cuts in Military Spending, Past and Present - NY Times: Editorials

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

William D. Hartung of the Center for International Policy and Lawrence Korb, a former assistant defense secretary, respond to a column by David Brooks.

Green Blog: An Antidote for Climate Contrarianism - NY Times: Science

By JUSTIN GILLIS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

An updated volume of a slim, easy-to-digest primer on climate change could prove useful at the dinner table.

WORLD: Environmental Taxes in Ireland - NY Times: World

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Taxes on garbage and fossil fuels are part of Ireland’s novel strategy to shrink its debt.

Britain Approves Fracking for Shale Gas Exploration - NY Times: Europe

By STANLEY REED — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

The decision, which imposes stringent controls on the procedure, potentially opens the way for the development of a shale gas industry in Western Europe.

Could Climate Change Make Mars Suitable for Human Life? - NY Times: Science

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

To make Mars livable, NASA scientists theorize that they would first have to encourage the kind of global warming they want to avoid on Earth.

IHT Rendezvous: The Costs of Burying Carbon Emissions - NY Times: World

By STANLEY REED — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

In times of austerity, should governments be subsidizing green energy? If so, how long should those subsidies stay in place?

Op-Ed Contributor: On Climate Change, the U.S. Is Doing Better Than Europe - NY Times: Editorials

By DIETER HELM — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Contrary to popular perception, the U.S. is on a better path than Europe: transitioning from coal to gas, investing its new technologies, and reducing its emissions at a faster rate than Europe is.

The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan | Teaching Hurricane Sandy: Ideas and Resources - NY Times: Education

By THE LEARNING NETWORK — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Ways to bring this enormous storm and its aftermath into science, history, math, journalism, language arts, media studies and civics classrooms. How are you teaching about Hurricane Sandy?

News Analysis: Debate’s Omissions Highlight Skewed World View - NY Times: Asia-Pacific

By STEVEN ERLANGER — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

The presidential debate on foreign policy presented a skewed vision of the world, even the world defined by American national interests.

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Tigers and Tourism - NY Times: Science

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

A court rules that tourism can resume in India's tiger reserves now that some safeguards have been put into place.