Sci/Tech

Scientists Demand Changes to Film by Global Warming Skeptic
A group of British climate scientists is demanding changes to a skeptical documentary about global warming, saying there are grave errors in the program billed as a response to Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." >> Read the Full Article
California Farmers Experiment with Growing Oilseed Plants for Biodiesel
California farmers are hoping to strike oil -- vegetable oil, that is -- with a series of experimental trials involving crops that can be processed into biodiesel. >> Read the Full Article
Fossil Arctic Animal Tracks Point to Climate Risks
Fossils of a hippopotamus-like creature on an Arctic island show the climate was once like that of Florida, giving clues to risks from modern global warming, a scientist said. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Find Most Earth-Like Planet Yet
European astronomers have spotted what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet outside our solar system, with balmy temperatures that could support water and, potentially, life. >> Read the Full Article
California Assembly Committee Calls for Phase-Out of Incandescent Lights
A California state Assembly committee voted Monday to phase out the incandescent light bulb, agreeing that one of Thomas Edison's most famous creations is outdated and inefficient. >> Read the Full Article
Researchers Probe Fossilized Rain Forest
Standing on the wind-swept flatlands of southern Vermilion County, you might think you'd have to drive the 180 miles to Chicago's Field Museum to find the nearest fossilized tree trunk from the Pennsylvania Age, 300 million years ago. Nah, just drill straight down. >> Read the Full Article
U.N. Panel to Lay Out Steps on Warming
After two reports predicting a warmer Earth where life is fundamentally changed, a U.N.-sponsored scientific panel next month will issue a third study describing how a united world can avert the worst, by embracing technologies ranging from nuclear power to manure controls. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Architects Announce 10 Best Green Buildings
The best environmentally friendly buildings in the United States include a visitor center in Texas, a water treatment plant in Connecticut and a house in California, U.S. architects announced Monday. >> Read the Full Article
China Says Global Warming Threatens Development
Global warming could devastate China's development, the nation's first official survey of climate change warns, while insisting economic growth must come before greenhouse gas cuts. >> Read the Full Article
NYC Proposes Fee on Cars Entering Manhattan To Reduce Congestion and Pollution
Driving into the most congested half of Manhattan could become an expensive privilege under a wide-ranging city program unveiled Sunday to cope with the booming population and ease stress on the environment. >> Read the Full Article