Environment
President Obama's green report card
Nancy Sutle, President Obama's top environmental advisor on the administration's major acts on clean energy, climate change and environment.
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Smart ways to go green this Earth Day
Small and easy steps you can take to live a greener life, starting with what you know and what you buy....
Why we fight the impulse to go green
A look at human behavior and why it's so hard for us to get our brains to choose environmentally-friendly options....
California's low-carbon diet
California has a strict climate emissions law and the state may soon require refiners to reduce carbon in fuels by ten percent by 2020....
A down payment to clean the Great Lakes
Half a billion dollars in the stimulus bill is a down payment to begin the process to clean up the Great Lakes....
Federal Court halts drilling near parks
In a last-minute ruling, a federal judge issued a restraining order on the sale of oil and gas leases near several national parks....
Tropical forests and global warming
Reasons for deforestation differ sharply across the tropics, but widespread clearing of tropical forests contribute to global warming....
Climate talks in Poland
Progress was modest at the conference, but Senator John Kerry is optimistic the U.S. will play a vital part in forging an effective climate treaty....
Green gift ideas
If you're looking for gifts that are good for the planet, here are a few suggestions that are affordable, and quite unique....