Scientists in the cold

Climate scientists must do more to work out how exceptionally cold winters or a dip in world temperatures fit their theories of global warming, if they are to persuade an increasingly sceptical public

Turbulent Thailand

While the threat of political unrest has put Thailand's markets on edge, a costly environmental row threatening to paralyse the country's industrial heart is already squeezing investment and could inflict greater damage

Intelligent Energy

The New Economy's Hywel Jones speaks with Fluor's Chairman & CEO Alan Boeckmann, Senior Group Presidents David Seaton and Steve Dobbs, and Power Business Group President David Dunning about the company's strong track record and its commitment to sustainable development

Expensive species

On a Pacific beach in Costa Rica, a researcher whispers the number after counting the slimy, round white eggs just laid by a rare leatherback turtle in a hole dug in the sand under bright moonlight