Carbon future in black and white
<p>Making sense of recent energy trends can seem like a high-stakes Rorschach test. Some experts see the boom in renewable energy and the shift away from coal in many countries as evidence that the world
Jeff Tollefson
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Climate-change politics: The sceptic meets his match
<p> Joe Bast and his libertarian think tank are a major force among climate sceptics — but they just can't win the battle over science.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/475440a.html">http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/475440a.html</a></p>
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Worth a dam?
<p>Voluntary agreement enables rating of hydroelectric impacts.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110621/full/474430a.html</p>
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America's top climate cop
The United States has abandoned comprehensive greenhouse-gas curbs, but California is pressing ahead. Mary Nichols is leading the fight against emissions.
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Battle of Yucca Mountain rages on
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,
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Is FutureGen betting on the wrong rock?
<p>Commercial rival says gas spreading and leakage could harm US carbon-sequestration effort.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110427/full/472398a.html</p>
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Drought-tolerant maize gets US debut
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.
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Last-minute deal saves climate talks
International negotiators did what they needed to do in Canc
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Climate talks focus on lesser goals
With nations in gridlock over emissions, UN negotiators are concentrating on side deals to revive an ailing process.
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Geoengineering faces ban
Moratorium on schemes to reduce global warming clashes with reports urging more research.
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Brazils climate modellers are set to go global
Supercomputer will drive model to analyse effects of wildfire on world climate.