Climate Change

Insurers on Climate Change: Whatevs

And that's after a year of $58 billion in losses, mind you.

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| Thu Mar. 7, 2013 11:57 AM PST

The Scariest Climate Change Graph Just Got Scarier

New research takes the deepest dive ever into historic climate records and makes the famous "hockey stick" graph look even more dire.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 11:25 AM PST

We Are Hot-Boxing Ourselves With Dangerous Gases at a Furious Pace

Planet-warming emissions soared in 2012.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 9:51 AM PST

We're Scarily Close to the Permafrost Tipping Point

Lose the permafrost, lose the battle to preserve a habitable climate.

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:12 AM PST

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"Promiscuous" Bees and Vanishing Insects Mean Less Food for Us

Two studies reveal how insects are having a harder time pollinating essential food crops.

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:01 AM PST

Why It's So Hard to Protest Climate Change

Politics, blame, and other road blocks that are holding the movement back.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 12:37 PM PST

Enviros Cheer Obama EPA Pick

The activists are jazzed by Gina McCarthy's record of cracking down on air pollution.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 8:28 AM PST
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This Cheat Sheet Will Make You Win Every Climate Argument

Ever find yourself around the dinner table at a loss for good climate arguments? Follow the flowchart!

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 4:00 AM PST

New Obama Admin. Report on Keystone XL Pipeline Has Enviros Worried

Green groups say they'll keep fighting to block the tar sands pipeline.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 3:46 PM PST

The US Navy Spends $4 Billion on Fuel Every Year

And other lessons from the Climate Desk Live event on how the Navy is leading the charge on clean energy and climate change.

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| Thu Feb. 28, 2013 4:00 AM PST

6 Ways the Sequester Will Mess Up the Environment

National parks, food inspection, and clean-energy development are just a few of the programs that will take a major hit.

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| Wed Feb. 27, 2013 11:00 AM PST

Watch Live: How the US Navy Is Leading the Charge on Clean Energy and Climate Change

The latest Climate Desk Live event takes you behind the scenes of the US Navy's transformation into a lean, green fighting machine.

Wed Feb. 27, 2013 6:00 AM PST

WATCH: What's It Like to Land on an Aircraft Carrier?

Mother Jones environmental correspondent Julia Whitty had a front-row seat for the US Navy's green transformation.

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| Tue Feb. 26, 2013 4:00 AM PST
China carbon tax

VIDEO: Wait Until China Acts on Climate. What? They Are!?

China is enacting a carbon tax. There goes US politicians' best excuse to do nothing about climate change.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Good Riddance: 112th Congress Had Worst Environmental Record Ever

The League of Conservation Voters ranks last year's House of Representatives as the most environmentally antagonistic governing body in US history.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 8:51 AM PST

Yikes! Without Top Predators, CO2 Emissions Skyrocket

Take away the badass species from an ecosystem and greenhouse gases run wild.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 12:07 PM PST

Insist That People Coexisted With Dinosaurs…and Get an A in Science Class!

An Oklahoma bill would protect schools, teachers, and students who push faith-based "theories" over scientific ones.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Could Chris Christie Bring the GOP Around on Climate?

The governor of New Jersey "talks a good game" on global warming, but so far he hasn't followed through.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Biggest US Climate Rally Ever Pushes Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline

Climate protesters rallied Sunday in the nation's capital to pressure the president to keep his promises on global warming

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| Mon Feb. 18, 2013 7:22 AM PST

Hot Air From Obama on Climate Change?

The president vowed to act if Congress won't. But will he really step up?

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 11:23 AM PST