http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nature_and_the_EnvironmentFind stories, videos, and photos about Nature and the Environment from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 26 May 2012 19:01:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120427023157-smog-eating-tiles4-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nature_and_the_Environment14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Nature and the Environment from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/tech/smog-eating-tiles-california/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/tech/smog-eating-tiles-california/index.htmlCan the roof of your house help you breathe easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from urban air?Tue, 08 May 2012 15:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/05/07/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/05/07/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmThe Empire State Building is on an energy diet.Mon, 07 May 2012 23:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/05/04/news/economy/fracking_rules/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/05/04/news/economy/fracking_rules/index.htmThe Obama administration tightened rules on hydraulic fracturing Friday, requiring the disclosure of chemicals used in the process when done on federal and American Indian lands.Fri, 04 May 2012 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/09/us/new-york-fracking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/09/us/new-york-fracking/index.htmlThe battle over hydraulic fracturing in the state of New York pits farmers against environmentalists, neighbor vs. neighbor, as gas companies wait to find out if they'll be able to unlock the natural gas trapped in the Marcellus Shale formation thousands of feet below the earth's surface.Wed, 02 May 2012 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/butterfly-conservation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/butterfly-conservation/index.htmlOne of the UK's most critically endangered butterflies is making a comeback thanks to a profit making partnership between private landowners and conservation organizations.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/whale-iphone-app/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/whale-iphone-app/index.htmlA new iPhone app is making waves in the commercial shipping world by providing an early warning system that aims to reduce maritime collisions with endangered whales.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/world/mountain-countries-climate-change/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/world/mountain-countries-climate-change/index.htmlMountain countries from around the world are seeking a common voice in global climate change negotiations to draw attention to the vulnerabilities of mountain areas.Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/opinion/mann-climate-change-email-attacks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/opinion/mann-climate-change-email-attacks/index.htmlImagine you are sitting in your office simply doing your job and a nasty e-mail pops into your inbox accusing you of being a fraud. You go online and find that some bloggers have written virulent posts about you. That night, you're at home with your family watching the news and a talking head is lambasting you by name. Later, a powerful politician demands all your e-mails from your former employer.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/asia/eco-stressed-orangutan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/asia/eco-stressed-orangutan/index.htmlGorillas put off their food and stressed out orangutans, could nature tourism be bad for wild animals' health?Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/business/south-africa-fracking-shell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/business/south-africa-fracking-shell/index.htmlSouth Africa has an energy deficit on its hands. Too many people want fuel for their cars and electricity for their homes, and the country is struggling to keep up with demand.Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/us/scotus-property-rights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/us/scotus-property-rights/index.htmlThe Supreme Court gave an Idaho couple another chance Wednesday to challenge a government ruling barring construction of their "dream house," an important property rights defeat for the Obama administration.Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/17/us/new-york-frog-species/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/17/us/new-york-frog-species/index.htmlAmid the skyscrapers, sidewalks and subways of New York City, scientists have discovered a new species of frog within view of the Statue of Liberty. In fact, the researchers who discovered the frog say the center of its range is Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/11/world/americas/brazil-seed-collectors-rainforest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/11/world/americas/brazil-seed-collectors-rainforest/index.htmlSantino Sena wades through a knee-deep swamp, snatching up green seeds about the size of ping-pong balls that float on the surface of the water.Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/brazil-indonesia-rainforest-eco/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/brazil-indonesia-rainforest-eco/index.htmlBrazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/us/cnnheroes-nedimyer-coral-reefs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/us/cnnheroes-nedimyer-coral-reefs/index.htmlIt was more than 40 years ago, but Ken Nedimyer still remembers the first time he went diving in the Florida Keys.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/27/news/economy/oil_boom/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/27/news/economy/oil_boom/index.htmThe United States is undergoing an energy boom -- but the oil and gas industry says it could be much, much bigger.Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/world/asia/koala-australia-endangered/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/world/asia/koala-australia-endangered/index.htmlThe Australian government has angered koala conservationists by again delaying a decision on whether to add the national icon to the country's endangered species list.Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/health/air-pollution-stroke-heart-attack-risk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/health/air-pollution-stroke-heart-attack-risk/index.htmlA brief uptick in traffic-related air pollution may be enough to increase a person's short-term risk of stroke, new research suggests.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/health/new-york-mystery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/health/new-york-mystery/index.htmlA community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/02/news/economy/bayou_billionaires/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/02/news/economy/bayou_billionaires/index.htmThe fracking-led oil and natural gas boom that's received widespread attention in the mainstream press has moved to a new medium: reality TV.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/us/washington-sea-lions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/us/washington-sea-lions/index.htmlThe environmental group Sea Shepherd has offered a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for shooting at least seven sea lions in Washington's Puget Sound.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/30/news/companies/obama_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/30/news/companies/obama_energy/index.htmPresident Obama's half dozen energy proposals will, by and large, benefit nearly all players in the energy space and result in lower prices for consumers, analysts say.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/world/asia/florcruz-china-pollution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/world/asia/florcruz-china-pollution/index.htmlBeijing ushered in the Year of the Dragon with a bold move.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/politics/truth-squad-energy-research/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/politics/truth-squad-energy-research/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama made a pitch for continued federal support of energy research during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htmFor the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/asia/antarctica-whaling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/asia/antarctica-whaling/index.htmlThree anti-whaling activists were injured in a clash with Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica on Wednesday when the Japanese crew used grappling hooks against pursuit boats, the conservation group Sea Shepherd said in statement.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/us/florida-python-ban/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/us/florida-python-ban/index.htmlThe United States is banning the importation of four species of snakes and their eggs, the Interior Department announced Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/opinion/granderson-epa-republicans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/opinion/granderson-epa-republicans/index.htmlThe way some Republicans talk about the Environmental Protection Agency, you would think it was created by a bunch of pot-smoking hippies communing at a nudist camp in northern California -- when in fact, the EPA was created by one of their own, Richard Nixon, in 1970.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/concordia-pollution-risk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/concordia-pollution-risk/index.htmlEnvironmental campaign group Greenpeace has warned that if oil leaks from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia it could cause an environmental disaster, threatening marine life including birds, whales and sharks.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/world/asia/japan-whaling-activists/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/world/asia/japan-whaling-activists/index.htmlJapan on Friday handed over to Australian authorities three anti-whaling activists held aboard a Japanese vessel after illegally boarding the ship to protest Japan's annual whale hunt in Atlantic waters.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/markets/natural_gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/markets/natural_gas_prices/index.htmGood news for homeowners: Natural gas prices are the lowest they've been in years. And they're expected to fall even further, thanks to growing production and slack demand.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/news/economy/foreign_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/news/economy/foreign_oil/index.htmForeign firms, hungry to cash in on the American energy boom, have invested nearly $6 billion in U.S. gas and oil drilling in the last few weeks.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/asia/japan-whaling-detention/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/asia/japan-whaling-detention/index.htmlJapan said Tuesday that it would hand over to Australian authorities three Australian anti-whaling activists being held aboard a Japanese vessel, but that it would press on with its annual whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/scotus-property-rights-wetlands/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/scotus-property-rights-wetlands/index.htmlChantell and Mike Sackett call their legal challenge against federal regulators a "David vs. Goliath" fight over property rights.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/09/news/economy/jobs_environment/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/09/news/economy/jobs_environment/index.htmThe tactic du jour for environmentalists trying to sell a skeptical public on tighter regulations is this: spin the thing as a job creator.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/world/asia/japan-whaling-detention/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/world/asia/japan-whaling-detention/index.htmlThree Australian activists are being held aboard a Japanese ship Monday after illegally boarding the vessel to protest Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctic waters.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/health/protecting-babies-neurotoxins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/health/protecting-babies-neurotoxins/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized a rule that for the first time requires U.S. coal and oil-fired power plant operators to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/world/europe/russia-trapped-whales/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/world/europe/russia-trapped-whales/index.htmlPrisoners in ice, more than 100 Beluga whales in far eastern Russia risk death unless rescued soon.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/health/epa-mercury-rule/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/health/epa-mercury-rule/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency finalized new federal standards on toxic pollutants and mercury emissions from coal power plants Wednesday, a move being praised by environmentalists but criticized by others, who predict lost jobs and a strain on the nation's power grid.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/20/news/economy/ohio_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/20/news/economy/ohio_oil/index.htmOhio hasn't been an oil powerhouse for nearly 100 years.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/americas/canada-kyoto-protocol-explainer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/americas/canada-kyoto-protocol-explainer/index.htmlFor Canada, the cost of either meeting its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, or failing to do so, was too much to bear.Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlAn agreement reached Sunday in South Africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the United Nations' chief said.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/world/asia/japan-whaling-funds/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/world/asia/japan-whaling-funds/index.htmlThe Japanese government has affirmed that $29 million from its budget for post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction is going toward extra security measures for the country's whaling fleet, angering environmental activists like Greenpeace.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/06/news/economy/oil_gas_supply/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/06/news/economy/oil_gas_supply/index.htmJust three years after fears of an energy supply shortage, executives of the world's leading oil companies now foresee a bonanza of oil and natural gas on the horizon.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/world/americas/brazil-amazon-deforestation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/world/americas/brazil-amazon-deforestation/index.htmlDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased to the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1988, according to official estimates.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/11/25/cities.climate.change/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/11/25/cities.climate.change/index.htmlThey are the world's cultural capitals, the nerve centers of innovation and the engine rooms of economic growth, but could cities also hold the key to cutting carbon emissions long-term?Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/europe/climate-email-leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/europe/climate-email-leak/index.htmlA second batch of e-mails thought to originate from the UK research unit involved in the "Climategate" controversy in 2009 has been posted on the Internet.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/16/news/economy/clean_fracking/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/16/news/economy/clean_fracking/index.htmLast summer a Halliburton executive did the unthinkable: He took a big ol' swig of hydraulic fracturing fluid.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/22/tech/innovation/flickr-humpback-whale-tagging/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/22/tech/innovation/flickr-humpback-whale-tagging/index.htmlWant to help save the humpback whale? Pick up a camera and start taking pictures, says Gale McCullough, a "fluke matcher" at Allied Whale, a research group.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/americas/climate-study-warming-real/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/americas/climate-study-warming-real/index.htmlAn independent study of global temperature records has reaffirmed previous conclusions by climate scientists that global warming is real.Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-energy-jobs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-energy-jobs/index.htmlGov. Rick Perry touted part of his plan to boost the economy at Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, saying his energy strategy would create 1.2 million jobs. Last week, Perry said his plan would focus on tapping unexplored domestic sources for oil and gas. To do this, he said, regulations on oil and gas producers would need to be changed. Fewer rules would free up drilling in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, and expand clean-coal technology resources, he said.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/asia/shrinking-species-global-warming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/asia/shrinking-species-global-warming/index.htmlClimate change is shrinking many plant and animal species and is likely to have a negative impact on human nutrition in the future, according to a new study.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/texas-chemical-fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/texas-chemical-fire/index.htmlCrews sprayed foam Wednesday to extinguish pockets of fire remaining at a Texas chemical plant two days after a massive blaze sent bright flames and thick plumes of smoke high into the sky.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/asia/japan-whale-hunting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/asia/japan-whale-hunting/index.htmlJapan says it will hunt whales in the Southern Ocean this winter and will send a Fisheries Agency ship to guard its whalers against promised intervention by a conservation group.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/26/news/economy/congress_fracking_report/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/26/news/economy/congress_fracking_report/index.htmThe subcommittee created earlier this year by President Obama to study shale gas drilling is expected to produce a final report before Christmas. The subcommittee will recommend ways that regulators and the industry can reduce the environmental impact of fracking.Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/19/markets/global_energy_use/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/19/markets/global_energy_use/index.htmGlobal energy use is expected to jump 53% by 2035, largely driven by strong demand from places like India and China, according to a report Monday.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/18/sea.turtles.conservation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/18/sea.turtles.conservation/index.htmlThe government has revised its rules on sea turtles to try to decrease the number killed every year and reduce the threats they face.Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/09/opinion/margonelli-speech-green-economy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/09/opinion/margonelli-speech-green-economy/index.htmlUnlike in previous jobs speeches, where he's been a cheerleader for clean energy and a green economy, President Obama didn't say the word "green" once in his address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night. That seems to fit the mood of the country, but in fact, Obama is missing a stimulus program in every American gas tank.Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/07/news/economy/oil_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/09/07/news/economy/oil_jobs/index.htmWith job creation taking center stage in American politics, the oil industry Wednesday made a pitch for drilling more widely. With looser restrictions, the industry says it could deliver 1.4 million new jobs, boost tax rolls by $800 billion, and increase domestic energy production almost 50%.Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/03/tech/innovation/energy-efficiency-technology/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/03/tech/innovation/energy-efficiency-technology/index.htmlLet's take a little quiz. Which piece of home technology do you think uses the most electricity?Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/pets/article/0,,20521246,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/pets/article/0,,20521246,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnMysterious sightings in California have sparked a renewed interest in the "master of the grasses"Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/17/graaf.climate.change.bind/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/17/graaf.climate.change.bind/index.htmlA few years ago I came across a newspaper article about illegal human trafficking into the EU.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/28/news/companies/eog_shale_oil.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/28/news/companies/eog_shale_oil.fortune/index.htmIt was the winter of 2006, and EOG Resources executive vice president Kurt Doerr had to be wondering what the heck he was doing prospecting for oil in the frigid central plains of North Dakota. Sure, wildcatters had been pumping modest amounts of crude out there for decades. However, nobody had ever found a true gusher, and the timing seemed odd given that EOG's core business -- drilling for natural gas, not oil -- was absolutely booming. EOG's net income had just doubled, natural-gas prices were fresh off all-time highs, and cutting-edge technologies were opening up vast new gas fields like Barnett Shale in Texas.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/26/florida.endangered.tortoise/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/26/florida.endangered.tortoise/index.htmlThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added more populations of the Gopher tortoise to a growing list of species eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act, but limited resources will prevent the agency from doing more at this time.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/22/smallbusiness/energy_efficiency_transcend_equity.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/22/smallbusiness/energy_efficiency_transcend_equity.fortune/index.htmFor owners of older office buildings, the promise of smaller energy bills is a big enticement, but the way to better energy systems is a big mystery. And it's this confusion that's got Steve Gossett working hard to become the overwhelmed landlord's best friend.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/07/18/teen.scientist.kudzu.killer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/07/18/teen.scientist.kudzu.killer/index.htmlJacob Schindler is not your typical American teenager.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/16/colorado.bear.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/16/colorado.bear.attack/index.htmlWildlife officials in Colorado say they have killed a bear believed to have been involved in an attack on a teenage boy Friday morning.Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/15/news/economy/nascar_epa_leilani_munter_psa/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/15/news/economy/nascar_epa_leilani_munter_psa/index.htmNASCAR is one of the most popular sports in America, but stock car racing is probably not the first thing you think of when it comes to protecting the environment.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/21/ocean.extinction.global.warming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/21/ocean.extinction.global.warming/index.htmlMarine life is under severe threat from global warming, pollution and habitat loss, with a high risk of "major extinctions" according to a panel of experts.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/05/uganda.grasshopper/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/05/uganda.grasshopper/index.htmlIn Uganda, where grasshoppers are regarded as a delicious seasonal snack, the appetite for the crispy critters has created a booming informal trade that has turned some trappers into wealthy men.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/04/pink.flamingos.mf/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/04/pink.flamingos.mf/index.htmlWith the season of backyard barbecues upon us, we thought you could use a history lesson on everyone's favorite lawn ornament. From the plastic bird's birth to its modern perch atop the pyramid of campy Americana, here's the quick-and-dirty on the hot pink queen of kitsch.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/01/news/economy/fracking_new_york/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/07/01/news/economy/fracking_new_york/index.htmIn a surprise move, New York state is likely to lift its ban on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial process used to extract natural gas.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/29/news/economy/natural_gas_times/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/29/news/economy/natural_gas_times/index.htmBig energy company executives and government researchers are firing back at a recent New York Times story suggesting the recent boom in natural gas production from shale rock is unsustainable and perhaps fraudulent.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/new.zealand.penguin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/new.zealand.penguin/index.htmlAn emperor penguin discovered thousands of kilometers away from Antarctica with a bellyful of sand is recovering after an endoscopy Monday, a New Zealand zoo official said.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/new.zealand.penguin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/new.zealand.penguin/index.htmlA young emperor penguin discovered thousands of kilometers away from its home might survive ingesting a bellyful of sand, New Zealand zoo officials said.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/22/most.scenic.cruises.tl/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/22/most.scenic.cruises.tl/index.htmlNo matter how many times he steers the 450-passenger Seabourn Sojourn through Norway's Lofoten Islands, captain Hamish Elliott eagerly anticipates his favorite point: the entrance to Trollfjord, a fairytale-like landscape with towering cliffs on either side.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/21/news/economy/fracking_public_relations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/21/news/economy/fracking_public_relations/index.htmWhen Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley issued an executive order banning fracking earlier this month, the state joined the ranks of New York, Quebec, Germany, France and South Africa to halt the controversial technique for extracting natural gas from shale rock.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/20/news/companies/jack_gerard_oil_lobby.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/20/news/companies/jack_gerard_oil_lobby.fortune/index.htmJack Gerard has pretty much been in crisis mode since taking over as president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute in November 2008. Shortly after he arrived at the powerful oil-industry lobbying group, President Obama and a wave of Democrats swept into office, promising to fund alternative energy sources and take action on climate change. Last year the BP disaster poured more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and Gerard spent the summer prepping his members for more than 50 congressional hearings and eight separate investigations related to the spill and its aftermath. Then, in mid-May, executives from five oil companies appeared before a committee of the U.S. Senate and defended their earnings, which could hit record highs in 2011. "Don't punish our industry for doing its job well," Chevron CEO John Watson said. The performance was, by all accounts, a public relations disaster.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/20/scotus.global.warming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/20/scotus.global.warming/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday unanimously tossed out a massive lawsuit brought by several states against private power companies whose greenhouse-gas emissions are accused of presenting a "public nuisance."Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/16/review.mr.poppers.penguins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/16/review.mr.poppers.penguins/index.htmlNo comedian of the past two decades has stretched himself -- and I don't just mean his face -- as much as Jim Carrey. Yet recently, it feels as if the karmic entertainment forces have been stretching him back to earlier days.Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/15/conservation.oryx/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/15/conservation.oryx/index.htmlThe return of wild oryx to the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula is being hailed as a conservation success story.Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/05/09/news/economy/natural_gas_fracking_duke/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/05/09/news/economy/natural_gas_fracking_duke/index.htmA new study from Duke University found potentially explosive levels of methane in drinking water supplies located close to natural gas wells.Tue, 10 May 2011 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/06/florida.whales.stranded/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/06/florida.whales.stranded/index.htmlRescuers worked feverishly Friday to save some of the pilot whales who stranded themselves in shallow waters near the Florida Keys.Fri, 06 May 2011 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/27/armadillos.spreading.leprosy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/27/armadillos.spreading.leprosy/index.htmlSeveral years ago, an 81-year-old woman with a raised patch of dry skin on her arm visited Mississippi dermatologist John Abide, M.D.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/19/scotus.greenhouse.gasses/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/19/scotus.greenhouse.gasses/index.htmlThe Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to allow a massive lawsuit by several states to proceed against private power companies whose greenhouse-gas emissions are accused of presenting a "public nuisance."Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/14/tva.coal.plants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/14/tva.coal.plants/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it had reached a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at 11 of its coal-fired power plants in three states.Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/15/hitt.mercury.threat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/15/hitt.mercury.threat/index.htmlAs the mother of a 10-month-old daughter, I love watching her figure out new things, be it crawling or giving a high-five. I often wonder which of my personality traits little Hazel will have, and I hope that just like her father and me, she will be a lover and a defender of our environment.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/11/news/economy/fracking_natural_gas_oil_water/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/11/news/economy/fracking_natural_gas_oil_water/index.htmThe oil and gas industry is reeling from attacks on what it considers one of its most important technologies -- fracking.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/dolphin.death.mystery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/dolphin.death.mystery/index.htmlDead baby bottlenose dolphins are continuing to wash up in record numbers on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and scientists do not know why.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/23/earth.day.issues/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/23/earth.day.issues/index.htmlA year ago, the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history began on April 20 -- which, ironically, also marked Earth Day.Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/02/atlantic.penguin.rescue.operation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/02/atlantic.penguin.rescue.operation/index.htmlOn an island chain located halfway between Africa and Argentina, local authorities say a massive penguin rescue operation is under way.Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/03/30/whale.watching.guide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/03/30/whale.watching.guide/index.htmlThey are the largest animals on the planet and spend around 90% of their lives underwater, surfacing to breathe for only fleeting moments.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/world.coral.reefs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/world.coral.reefs/index.htmlHuman activity and climate change have left about 75% of the world's coral reefs threatened, putting the livelihoods of many countries that depend on the ocean ecosystems at risk, according to a report released this week.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/16/us.epa.mercury/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/16/us.epa.mercury/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency proposed new national guidelines on Wednesday for mercury and air toxics released from power plants.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/22/earth.day.at.40/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/22/earth.day.at.40/index.htmlWilliam Moomaw received an unusual request on the morning of April 22, 1970.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/albatrosses.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/albatrosses.tsunami/index.htmlThe famed albatrosses of Midway Atoll took a beating from the tsunami, but their population will survive, say biologists on the islands.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/tsunami.birds.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/tsunami.birds.deaths/index.htmlThe massive waves that churned across the Pacific after the Japan earthquake last week swept away nests protecting seabird chicks unable to fly, leaving scores dead west of Hawaii.Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/09/penis.spines.genes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/09/penis.spines.genes/index.htmlYou've read the headline, and it probably made you giggle. Go ahead. Get it out of your system. Then take a deep breath and consider how evolution affected a few specific body parts, and why.Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/04/news/economy/oil_shale_bakken/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/04/news/economy/oil_shale_bakken/index.htmIn the grasslands of western North Dakota, one of the country's richest oil men is using a controversial gas drilling technology to develop what could be the biggest domestic oil discovery in the last 40 years.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/01/26/news/companies/gasland_movie/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/01/26/news/companies/gasland_movie/index.htmWhen "GasLand," a documentary which details the environmental impact of a process called "fracking," came out, it created a public relations nightmare for the natural gas industry.Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:06:00 EST