As Climate Changes, Scientists See Irene as a Harbinger - NYTimes.com

The scale of Hurricane Irene, which could cause more extensive damage along the Eastern Seaboard than any storm in decades, is reviving an old question: are hurricanes getting worse because of human-induced climate change?

The short answer from scientists is that they are still trying to figure it out. But many of them do believe that hurricanes will get more intense as the planet warms, and they see large hurricanes like Irene as a harbinger.

Turkey refuses to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions

In 2009 Turkey's total greenhouse gas emissions were 98 percent higher than those of 1990, but according to a recent Bahçeşehir University report, the country has not yet made any commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Cut looms for wind turbines in subsidy switch - Scotland on Sunday

SCOTTISHPOWER is planning to pull the plug on more than 1,000 onshore wind turbines if the Westminster government cuts millions of pounds of subsidy from the industry.