Climate Change

Why the Government Should Pay Farmers to Plant Cover Crops

This and a few other relatively simple steps could go a long way toward readying America's farmland for climate change.

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| Sat Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Australia's Climate Inferno "Encroaching on Entirely New Territory"

Aussie climate chief says climate change is toppling records in Australia.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 10:03 AM PST

Beetlemania: Insects Are Gobbling Up 1,000-Year-Old Trees

Meet the ancient whitebark trees in threat of the pine beetle regime and the "treefighter" intent on protecting them.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:21 AM PST
El Nino and Climate Change Explained

Explained in 90 Seconds: What the @#% Is Climate Change Doing to El Niño?

Scientists are using new coral records to strengthen the case that climate change might be making El Niño events worse.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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The Science of Why Comment Trolls Suck

The online peanut gallery can get you so riled up that your ability to reason goes out the window, a new study finds.

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| Thu Jan. 10, 2013 4:00 AM PST

MAP: 2012 Was the Hottest Year on Record in the US

In decidedly gloomy news, temperature records were broken all over the country last year.

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| Wed Jan. 9, 2013 3:27 PM PST

BP's Oil and Especially Dispersant Toxic to Baby Corals

Coral larvae of at least some species are vulnerable to Deepwater Horizon oil and are especially likely to die when exposed to Corexit dispersants, report the authors of a new study.

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| Wed Jan. 9, 2013 2:08 PM PST
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Will It Take a Climate Pearl Harbor for Obama to Pull an FDR?

Addressing climate change gradually will be too little, too late.

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| Mon Jan. 7, 2013 11:16 AM PST
Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit: 2013 Will Be Year Zero In Our Climate Battle

From climate change to class conflict—the challenges we will confront in 2013.

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| Sun Dec. 30, 2012 3:24 PM PST

Will Colleges Kick Coal out of Their Stockings?

Students across the country are calling for colleges to divest from fossil fuels. But will the schools listen?

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| Wed Dec. 19, 2012 4:00 AM PST

World Bank Says Poor People Need Coal

At least the World Bank Group is getting more sensitive to complaints about their contributions to climate change.

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| Tue Dec. 18, 2012 3:18 PM PST
John Kerry

As Secretary of State, John Kerry Would Be a Climate Hawk

John Kerry has advocated for climate action for 20 years.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 11:33 AM PST
Rajendra Pachuri

IPCC Leaked Draft Prompts New Internet Flap

The beleaguered international scientific body is back in the news after skeptics post a draft report.

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| Sat Dec. 15, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Ouch! Sharp Lessons From Deepwater Horizon

A special edition of the science journal PNAS assesses the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe: what really happened, what we learned, and what to do better next time.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 4:17 AM PST

The World Bank's Climate Hypocrisy

Enviros blast the World Bank for supporting coal while expressing concerns about the world heating up.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Care About Climate? Start Talking Like a Conservative

A new study finds that conservatives do care about the environment, if you frame it right.

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| Thu Dec. 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Glenn Beck

Climate Scientist Reviews Glenn Beck's Enviro Conspiracy Novel

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| Wed Dec. 12, 2012 10:43 AM PST

Don't Feel Bad About Getting an Xmas Tree

Turns out tree farms are good for the planet.

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| Wed Dec. 12, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Van Jones

Van Jones on Obama: Climate "Is Going To Be the Issue He’s Judged On”

The green-jobs guru believes that Obama has an opportunity to tackle global warming. Will he take it?

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| Tue Dec. 11, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Rep. Ed Markey

Watch: Rep. Ed Markey on Obama and the Climate Cliff

The next four years are key to dealing with climate change. Here's what lawmakers can do.

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| Mon Dec. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST