SCIENCE | October 13, 2009
Building a Bridge of (and to) the Future
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Carbon- and glass-fiber fabric tubes filled with concrete offer strength, light weight and resistance to corrosion.

BUSINESS / ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | September 30, 2009
Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
By TODD WOODY
Many plans to meet the nation’s demand for power with renewable energy could consume billions of gallons of water every year.

SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | October 20, 2009
Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Burning coal and oil adds up to about $120 billion a year for the United States in health costs, including those tied to thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, researchers say.

INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE | October 19, 2009
Britain Warns of Climate Catastrophe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that failure to strike a new global deal on reducing greenhouse emissions would be catastrophic.
SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | October 23, 2009
Scientists Warn of Climate Accounting Glitch
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
An accounting glitch in the way some greenhouse gas emissions are calculated could critically hobble efforts to reduce them, scientists warn in a new report.

SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | October 21, 2009
Hopes Fade for Comprehensive Climate Treaty
By JOHN BRODER
At a meeting on climate change in Copenhagen in December, officials now expect only incremental progress.

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Mike