Joe Bast and his libertarian think tank are a major force among climate sceptics — but they just can't win the battle over science.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/475440a.html

Voluntary agreement enables rating of hydroelectric impacts.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110621/full/474430a.html

The United States has abandoned comprehensive greenhouse-gas curbs, but California is pressing ahead. Mary Nichols is leading the fight against emissions.

Staff have been cut, contractors laid off, offices closed and even furniture disposed of. But despite all its efforts to back away from plans to store spent nuclear fuel deep under Yucca Mountain, Nevada, the administration of US President Barack Obama just can't seem to bury the idea.

Commercial rival says gas spreading and leakage could harm US carbon-sequestration effort.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110427/full/472398a.html

When the planting season arrives later this year, farmers in the United States will have a new way to safeguard their crops from drought. Last week, DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, headquartered in Johnston, Iowa, announced plans to release a series of hybrid maize (corn) strains that can flourish with less water.

International negotiators did what they needed to do in Canc

With nations in gridlock over emissions, UN negotiators are concentrating on side deals to revive an ailing process.

Moratorium on schemes to reduce global warming clashes with reports urging more research.

Supercomputer will drive model to analyse effects of wildfire on world climate.