(November 02, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Nearly a million people die from malaria each year because they cannot afford the most effective treatment and instead often buy old drugs to which the malaria parasite has become resistant, researchers said.
(October 30, 2009 | Energy)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will press for more access for American companies in China's clean energy sector, an area where Washington feels it can make inroads on its enormous trade imbalance.
(October 30, 2009 | Climate Change)
European Union leaders agreed an offer on Friday to put on the table at global climate talks in Copenhagen in December after healing a rift over how to split the bill.
(October 29, 2009 | Climate Change)
To protect penguins on the rapidly warming Antarctic peninsula, regulators need to ensure the survival of shrimp-like krill, the base of the food chain at the bottom of the world, marine experts said.
(October 29, 2009 | Climate Change)
Proposals to impose "carbon tariffs" on countries that do not make efforts to reduce their CO2 emissions are unworkable and counterproductive, a Chinese trade representative said at the WTO.
(October 28, 2009 | Demographics)
South Sudan's finance minister said he was trying to track down hundreds of millions of dollars worth of missing grain deliveries, at the heart of what could be a massive case of mismanagement or corruption.
(October 28, 2009 | Climate Change)
Big energy and engineering companies will reap most profit from a climate deal due in December, as they use their financial and intellectual clout to grab low carbon subsidies.
(October 27, 2009 | Energy)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid that will save consumers money on their utility bills, reduce blackouts and carry power supplies generated by solar and wind energy, the White House said.
(October 27, 2009 | Microfinance)
Through small loans for solar powered devices, microfinance is bringing light to rural regions in Africa and the Indian subcontinent where a lack of electricity has stymied economic development, literacy rates and health.
(October 26, 2009 | Energy)
A new generation of biofuels, meant to be a low-carbon alternative, will on average emit more carbon dioxide than burning gasoline over the next few decades, a study published in Science found.
