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Andrew Revkin

At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress

Environment

As the global economic crisis has consumed more and more time and attention, focus on the global warming crisis has waned. So it wasn’t surprising when President Barack Obama chose not to attend the Rio+20 conference this week in Brazil, and it also was unsurprising when there was little progress reported there.

March Heat Breaks Records Across the Country

Goodbye to These Times

The World

Global Warming for Ages 10 and Up

The World

Gore, ban on defensive after leaked ‘Danish text’

Environment
The World

The international climate debate heats up

Environment

China, the United States and other world powers are focusing their energy on climate change. But the biggest threat for those who hope to sound the alarm may be something other than melting polar ice caps: something experts call climate ‘stability.’

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What does it take to build a carbon-neutral metropolis?

Environment

Masdar City is a planned city in Abu Dhabi that promises to be the world’s first carbon neutral metropolis. This week, it is home to the second World Future Energy Summit, a conference that promises to be a who’s who of global energy politics.