Science/Tech & Environment

Sweden
Green solutions
Whether it’s snow-based cooling systems or mini-rainforests in the office to purify the air, Mid-Sweden is the world’s leader this year in innovative green technologies: It topped the I-40 list in 2010 of Green-friendly regions.
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Energy
The smart grid revolution
Smart grids are changing the face of energy sectors in many industrialized nations by revolutionizing electricity networks through intelligent IT systems. This trend is also challenging the highly profitable traditional business model of big energy suppliers by opening up the market to smaller players.
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United Kingdom
Celebrating science
Call it the science hall-of-fame: The hallowed halls of the Royal Society in London boast names like Newton, Darwin and Einstein. The world's first science academy paved the way for modern science and even how it's practiced. And as it marks its 350th birthday, the society is changing and evolving as it always has.
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The forests
Deforestation and emissions: No firm rules
Although programs for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) were the only solid commitment countries made at the Copenhagen climate conference, they didn't specify how they should be carried out. With so much money at stake and confusion over the agreement, experts say that opens the door wider to corruption and further deforestation.
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The seas
Saving the Baltic
The heavily trafficked brackish Baltic is one of the most polluted seas in the world. Officials from the countries which border the sea, home to about 90 million people, are becoming increasingly worried and have started an urgent push for solutions.
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Energy
The Volkswagen in your basement
The German carmaker VW is well-known for its Golfs, Jettas and the legendary VW Bug. But now Volkswagen wants to do more than keep people mobile: It wants to heat and power homes through mini power plants that fit in one’s basement.
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Wind
Blowing against the wind
Some of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine projects, from Denmark to Germany to Britain, are facing delays and in some cases threatened with financial ruin due to rough unexpected winds and turbulent seas. Can the climate itself be hurting our chances of fighting climate change?
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