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Royal Caribbean's new "green" mega-liner still burns the world's dirtiest fuel. Can the cruise industry clean up its act? Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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Department: short takes

Honda's FCX Clarity: How It Works
By Craig Canine | From the Mag
February 28, 2010: The key to a hydrogen-powered vehicle. (3) Comments
Art to Warm By
By David Gessner | From the Mag
August 26, 2009: Among the more anticipated works of climate-change reading is the forthcoming novel by Ian McEwan. (0) Comments
Sacred and Profane
By George Black | From the Mag
May 28, 2009: At the cremation ghat of Kankhal, on the outskirts of the pilgrimage town of Haridwar, an old woman's body was burning. (0) Comments
Slow, Slow, Quick-Quick, Slow
By Craig Canine | From the Mag
February 27, 2009: The Department of Transportation has designated 10 new incremental high-speed rail corridors around the country, and as more federal funding becomes available, these will stand at the head of the receiving line. (0) Comments
Electoral democracy? Peaceful face of Islam? Failed state?
By George Black | From the Mag
May 28, 2008: Bangladesh's political history is every bit as tortured as its topography. (0) Comments
Oceans 911
By OnEarth | From the Mag
May 28, 2008: NRDC and the Surfrider Foundation have collabo­rated on a variety of ocean conservation projects in recent years. (0) Comments
How to Plant Trees
By Molly Webster | From the Mag
February 29, 2008: One seedling at a time, it's possible to change the world. (0) Comments
The Carbon Exchange
By Molly Webster, Mieke Roth | From the Mag
February 29, 2008: In the carbon cycle, it's not just about the individual tree-the entire forest plays a role. Leaves take in carbon dioxide, converting it to sugar, which is carbon-based. Some of the sugar is used immediately for energy, converted back to CO2, and released into the atmosphere. The rest is stored in living wood or dead matter, such as fallen leaves and branches. Old-growth forests, in particular, store vast amounts of carbon while continuing to absorb CO2. (1) Comments
Scaling the Heights
By Kim Larsen | From the Mag
December 1, 2007: Climate change holds the potential to profoundly affect epidemiologic patterns, and vector biologist Andrew Githeko says malaria is particularly sensitive to this upheaval. (1) Comments
Feeding Time in the Lab
By Kim Larsen | From the Mag
December 1, 2007: Cultivating mosquitoes for malaria research. (0) Comments