The United States, despite being a major polluting nation, is planning to pour cold water on the plan to push for a new deal which will succeed the Kyoto Protocol at next month’s Group of Eight summit in Germany. Washington apparently wants...

The drive to generate cleaner and more efficient power is increasing. And, this is more needed in the developing and densely populated countries. So, the World Bank is urging its steering committee to approve a new breed of loans and grants for...