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Geo software aims to avoid ski resort eco-disasters
FEATURE: 14:00 28 December 2009 | 4 comments
The software analyses environmental factors to determine ideal spots for resorts, helping ensure alpine environments are not thoughtlessly disrupted
2009 review: It's the environment, stupid
14:00 26 December 2009 | 10 comments
Thoughts of climate change were never far away, but with ice on fire and a salamander uglier than ET, there was more to 2009 than political brouhaha
2009 review: In green tech we must trust
14:00 26 December 2009 | 15 comments
More brainpower than ever before has been expended on technologies to cut the damage we do to the environment – here are some of the most interesting
Dams linked to more extreme weather
IN BRIEF: 13:00 22 December 2009 | 29 comments
The statistics of rainfall around more than 600 dams reveal many have triggered more extreme storms
2010 preview: Automotive X Prize contestants power up
NEWS PREVIEW 2010: 19:00 20 December 2009 | 16 comments
From May, more than 40 teams will compete for a share of a $10 million prize for the most efficient car that could be mass-produced
Copenhagen chaos sets world on track for 3.5 ˚C
04:30 19 December 2009 | 198 comments
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the climate talks fell to pieces and climate modellers predicted dangerous levels of man-made global warming
Sceptical climate researcher won't divulge key program
17:33 18 December 2009 | 89 comments
A physicist whose work is often highlighted by climate-change sceptics is refusing to provide the software he used to other climate researchers
Copenhagen diaries: Capitalist gods and socialist tantrums
15:07 18 December 2009 | 17 comments
Get 115 heads of state and government into one conference centre, give them 5 minutes of airtime each and there's bound to be fireworks
Leaked Copenhagen draft suggests a win for China
11:45 18 December 2009 | 22 comments
New Scientist has seen a leaked draft of what the 115 heads of state who have come to the climate talks are expected to sign before they leave
Battle for climate data approaches tipping point
THIS WEEK: 18:00 16 December 2009 | 120 comments
Behind the "climategate" headlines, there are real struggles over access to climate records
CLIMATE CHANGE
Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green
An exclusive study for New Scientist shows that westerners can radically cut carbon emissions and keep their lifestyles
ENERGY AND FUELS
Extreme oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel
The extraordinary lengths we'll have to go to if we want to keep the black stuff flowing
