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WAVE OF THE FUTURE? Proponents of synthetic biology tout its potentialfor bringing about great advances in medicine, energy and cheaper...

Environmentalists gathered in Palisades Park recently to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would deliver oil from Canada to the...

Here in the U.S., energy generated by domestic wind farms has nearly tripled in just the past four years andrepresents...

Dear Earth Talk: I thought Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown would have sealed nuclear power's fate, but I keep...

The harsh winter we are having shouldn't be viewed as a refutation of global warming, but rather as further evidence...

Navigant Research reports that the number of smart thermostats in operation around the world will jump from 1.4 million currently...

President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative seeks to promote and support community efforts to conserve natural spaces and reconnect Americans...

EXPANDING: The next frontier in sprawl may be on the high seas, where the proliferation of fishing, shipping, tourism, resource...

Manufacturing facilities that do not depend on human labor to get work done may have some energy saving benefits but...

Dear EarthTalk: Do you have any tips for explaining global warming and other complex environmental problems to my kids? —...