Weather Aids Crews Fighting SoCal Fires
Aided by cooler weather, firefighters in Southern California were gaining ground on two wildfires that raged through brush left dry by high summer temperatures.

One Answer to Global Warming: A New Tax
The case for using a carbon tax to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

Canadian summer was warmer than normal again
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Summer temperatures were 0.9 (C) degrees (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal in Canada this year, continuing a long-term trend, weather forecasters said on Friday.

Arctic sea route opens
LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic’s Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.

Ancient records help test climate change
EINSIEDELN, Switzerland - A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ledgers of indulgences and absolutions, pulls out one of 13 bound diaries inscribed from 1671 to 1704 and starts to read about the weather.

Nations ink deal to provide safer atomic power
VIENNA (Reuters) - Sixteen nations signed a U.S.-initiated pact on Sunday to help meet soaring world energy demand by developing nuclear technology less prone to being illicitly diverted into making atomic weapons.

New World Record For Solar Aircraft
QinetiQ’s Zephyr UAV exceeds official world record for longest duration unmanned flight White Sands, NM - There’s a new world record for unmanned flight, this one solar powered, set this week by what’s called an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

Gas Flaring Wastes Resources, Pollutes Atmosphere
Every year, the oil industry burns off up to 170 billion cubic meters of natural gas released in the oil extraction process, according to a new report commissioned by the World Bank. The practice, known as gas flaring, not only harms the environment by emitting some 400 million tons of carbon dioxide globally, but is also wasteful of a cleaner energy source, the gas itself, notes Bent Svensson, manager of the Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership.

As Feds Stall On Climate, States Go Forth
This week’s court decision strengthened the hand of states that want to take action against global warming by setting their own car emissions standards, a move that has Detroit choking. But the ruling could lead to one nationwide standard.

New York Subpoenas 5 Energy Companies
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo is investigating whether plans by five large energy firms to build coal-fired power plants pose undisclosed financial risks.

Trout lend sperm to sterile salmon
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese scientists helped infertile salmon sire baby trout by lending them trout sperm, a technique that could save endangered species, according to research published in the United States Thursday.