At U.N. Summit, China Promises to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate summit that China will reduce emissions across its economy, expand renewables sixfold and make electric cars “mainstream.”
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Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence
Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.
Small Plane Crashes in Brazil, Killing Chinese Architect
Kongjian Yu, a prominent landscape architect, and three other people were killed when the aircraft crashed in a wetlands region.
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Despite Trump, the World Isn’t Slowing on Climate, E.U. Official Says
Still, European nations are struggling to agree on how much to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the E.U.’s climate commissioner said in an interview.
At U.N., Trump Says Green Energy Is a Scam and Attacks Climate Science
In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the world while dismissing the dangers of climate change.
Forget ‘Love Island.’ Tennessee Has an Isle of Goats.
Eco-grazing goats help clear overgrowth worldwide. But rare is the herd that has to get to work by boat.
Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits
Offshore turbines let Block Island shut down soot-spewing, earsplitting diesel generators. There were other benefits, too.
Satellites and Drones Are Unlocking Benefits ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ in Michigan
Technology is helping farmers use land and fertilizer more strategically. Sometimes, the best practice is no chemicals at all.
‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.
The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said.