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Frankincense drying up

Dec 23, 2011
Drought, over-harvesting and pests threaten the aromatic resin.

Making airlines pay for carbon dioxide emissions

Dec 21, 2011
The European Union wants airlines to reduce emissions or pay for permits allowing them to pollute. U.S. opponents say the permit fees would be better spent on new, more efficient aircraft.

Vegas without the gambling

Dec 19, 2011
Caesar's Palace's new Octavius tower will be a boutique casino less focused on the gambling experience. The non-gambling approach is a new trend for Sin City.

Brown goes green

Dec 19, 2011
UPS new chief sustainability officer rings in holiday environmental goals.

Colorado to decide on fracking disclosure

Dec 13, 2011
The state will rule on whether oil and gas companies have to list all the chemicals they use to do hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Environmentalists want them to disclose much more.

United Nations climate summit wraps up

Dec 9, 2011
With a low bar set, there is hope that attendees of the summit can at least agree to make a plan to stop climate change

UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa

Dec 9, 2011
Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.

Businesses warm to going green

Dec 2, 2011
Even without government regulation, big business is embracing environmental goals.

U.N. climate summit begins in South Africa

Nov 28, 2011
The annual U.N. Climate Summit starts today in Durban, South Africa. Unfortunately, these summits don't seem have a great track-record for enacting change.

Los Angeles offers protesters office space

Nov 22, 2011
L.A. officials try to tempt Occupy protesters off the City Hall lawn by offering cheap office space, farmland and housing.