Global warming’s effect on hurricane strength disputed in new report (Sun-Sentinel) MIAMI -- Scientists linking the increased strength of hurricanes over recent years to global warming have not accounted for outdated technology that may have underestimated storms' power decades ago, researchers said in a report published Friday. [News Source]

Technology may help sugarmakers deal with climate change. The decline in maple syrup production in Vermont might have been worse if not for the use of technology in the tapping process. [News Source]

A brief respite - but the heatwave will return with a vengeance. Hot weather will return by the end of the week, after a brief respite from the heatwave, the Meteorological Office said yesterday. [News Source]

The frontier. America's aggressive history of expansion--its sense of entitlement to boundless energy and resources--has never really paused. Indeed, now it extends to all corners of the world. [News Source]

The war. Though the real cost of gas may never be known, it is far higher than the $3 paid at the pump. [News Source]

Subsidies fuel push for nuclear energy. The same company that owns an idle electricity plant in Bacliff announced last month that it wanted to build two nuclear reactors in Matagorda County. [News Source]

Heatwave shuts down nuclear power plants. The European heatwave has forced nuclear power plants to reduce or halt production. [News Source]

On very little gas, plug-in hybrid gets couple around. Ryan Fulcher and his fiancee, Danika Minder, came home to Geneseo this week, bringing with them new technology and a chance for a better way of life. [News Source]

Growing greener. The recent boom in construction of "green" buildings has pushed St. Louis into the nation's top 10 cities with the highest number of green developments. [News Source]

Builders find market by going green. As more residents translate green to energy conservation and better air quality, sustainability looks quite attractive and efficient. [News Source]

China’s breakneck growth has become globe’s pollution problem. Researchers worry that as China consumes more fossil fuels to feed its energy-hungry economy, the U.S. could see a sharp increase in trans-Pacific pollution that could affect human health, worsen air quality and alter climate patterns. [News Source]