Climate Change We’re about to kill a massive, accidental experiment in reducing global warming A forthcoming UN regulation will slash shipping industry pollution but may also speed up climate change. by James Temple 2018-01-22T11:59:00-05:00
Business Impact How Dirty Is Your Air? What one family learned from using a $200 air-quality sensor for a month. by Simson Garfinkel 2016-06-01T12:55:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence How Artificial Intelligence Can Fight Air Pollution in China IBM researchers are developing a system that can predict how bad pollution will be across the city of Beijing 72 hours in advance. by Will Knight 2015-08-31T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why Solar Is Much More Costly Than Wind or Hydro A new report from the E.U. estimates the true economic cost of different forms of energy production. by Mike Orcutt 2014-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Flame-Shaping Electric Fields Could Make Power Plants Cleaner ClearSign’s pollution-reducing technology could help power plants burn less fuel and make more money. by Kevin Bullis 2013-10-23T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Cleaning Up Diesel Trucks and Cooking Stoves Could Reduce Climate Change Zeroing in on black carbon may slow the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions. by Kevin Bullis 2013-06-18T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Earth Day Reality Check: Coal Use Is Increasing To make real progress in cleaning the air, we need better technology. by Kevin Bullis 2013-04-22T15:11:25-04:00
Sustainable Energy New Coal Regs Make Economic Sense An analysis from Harvard and MIT suggests the costs are worth the benefits. by Kevin Bullis 2011-07-07T17:35:00-04:00
Computing The Two-Stroke Engine, Reconsidered Once thought too polluting, the two-stroke engine makes a comeback in advance of stricter fuel efficiency standards. by Josie Garthwaite 2010-09-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Garbage Trucks Go Green A hydraulic hybrid technology lets trucks burn a third less fuel than they normally would. by Julie Halpert 2010-08-03T00:00:00-04:00