Carbon Dioxide Vacuums: Wishful Thinking?

Klaus Lackner, a Columbia University physicist, has proposed a new solution to global warming: massive carbon dioxide vacuums. The Los Angeles Times reported last month that "placing enough carbon filters around the planet could reel the world's atmosphere back toward the 18th century, like a climatic time machine." The only major obstacle is cost.

Environmental Concerns Over Natural Gas Drilling In Catskills

Though a boon to the local economy, a natural gas drilling project in Sullivan County may have some environmentally harmful side effects, according to the Times Herald-Record.

Assemblyman Seeks to Expand State Energy Board

Increase In Transit Ridership Exposes Problems In Capital District

As gas prices skyrocket, greater numbers of Albany area residents are riding Capital District Transportation Authority buses to work, according to the Times Union