EcocentricCarbon Policy
If Carbon Markets Can’t Work in Europe, Can They Work Anywhere?
Europe has always been at the forefront of global climate policy. But its landmark carbon market is on the brink of failure.
Bryan Walsh
I'm a senior writer for TIME magazine, covering energy and the environment—and also, occasionally, scary diseases. Previously I was the Tokyo bureau chief for TIME, and reported from Hong Kong on health, the environment and the arts. I live in Brooklyn.
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EcocentricOil
Inside Win: A Non-Profit Site Wins a Pulitzer for Its Environmental Reporting
A scrappy indie website from Brooklyn wins a Pulitzer for its dogged reporting on a forgotten oil spill.
EcocentricGoing Green
Smart Power: Why More Bytes Will Mean Fewer—and Cleaner—Electrons
The hottest new thing in clean tech isn’t solar panels or wind turbines—it’s computers. Big data analytics and smart meters are allowing utilities to use more renewable power while reducing energy waste.
EcocentricGoing Green
After SARS: A New Virus in Saudi Arabia Underscores the Need to Police Disease in Animals
A new and deadly coronavirus emerges in Saudi Arabia. When will we learn to predict emerging diseases in animals before they make the jump to humans.
EcocentricEnergy
SXSW: Using Big Data to Shrink Energy Waste
Austin has emerged as a hub for clean tech—and the Pecan Street Project is a pioneer in using big data to study how we use (and abuse) energy.
EcocentricCities
SXSW: Don’t Fight City Hall—Hack It
At SXSW, learning how techies can hack their way to a better city government
EcocentricWildlife
Traffic: Why It’s Time to Get Serious About the Bloody Illegal Wildlife Trade
Wildlife trafficking and poaching are on the rise, thanks to growing incomes in Asia and the involvement of major international crime syndicates. Is there hope for ending the war on wildlife?
EcocentricPolitics
Obama Nominates a Fighter and an Engineer at the EPA and the Energy Department
President Obama announces new nominees to head the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy—and both candidate will be tested in the years ahead.
EcocentricOil
State Dept: Build the Keystone Pipeline or Not, the Oil Sands Crude Will Flow
A report from the State Department concludes that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will have little impact on carbon emissions. That will make environmentalists battle to fight the pipeline that much tougher.
EcocentricNuclear
Meltdown: Despite the Fear, the Health Risks from the Fukushima Accident Are Minimal
The nuclear accident at Japan’s Fukushima plant caused the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and sparked fears of a health catastrophe. But nearly two years after the meltdown, a World Health Organization reports says …
