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Failure at the Copenhagen summit has created an opportunity for individuals to fill the void left by politicians.

Photos from Legacy, an exhibit of Joel Meyerowitz's work at the Museum of the City of New York. These photos weren't taken 100 years ago ... this is the Big Apple today.

I recently spent a few hours taking stock of how our Nation is doing, using traditional approaches to fisheries management. My conclusion: not very well. As of December 31st, sixty federally managed fish stocks and stock complexes (containing an additional twenty species or so) were either overfished, being over fished, or both. That doesn’t even count the stocks for which the scientific information is so poor that we are “flying” blind or, many important but overfished non-federal stocks.

Climate change poses new – and serious – barriers to China’s plans for stable development. In the first segment of a three-part article, Scott Moore says water will top the agenda.

If you own a Prius or a Lexus, check the Toyota recall models. If you're in the market for a new car, consult this list of the most fuel efficient cars.

We recently interviewed two EDF scientists on the need for reforming America's toxic chemicals laws.

Read our Toxic America Q&A.

You can also pose your own climate questions below and we'll get back to you here in the Green Room.

Organic flowers and chocolates are a good start, but check out these other sizzling suggestions.

California's global warming law is under attack. Mark Brush looks at attempts to suspend the law. And... using grass for electricity. In the Midwest, there are talks of growing millions of acres of miscanthus grass to be used as biomass. Could it be coal's replacement? Shawn Allee checks out the pros and cons.

Cal Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist.

Environmental Defense Fund’s Green Returns team is just back from the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Outlook 2010 conference in New York, where we sponsored, exhibited and presented. There is no doubt that EDF is the first environment group to do all three at a Dow Jones conference.