The Climate Desk

Can This Contraption Make Fracking Greener?

A California company says its new tool can help plug methane leaks. But the proof will be in the fracked pudding.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 12:38 PM 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

NASA Scientists Are Turning LA Into One Big Climate-Change Lab

Lazers, mechanical lungs, and the quest to better understand cities' carbon emissions.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 1:18 PM PST
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TIMELINE: Shell's Year of Arctic Screwups

Shell's maiden drilling voyage in the Arctic hit a year's worth of rough seas.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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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

Top 4 Reasons the US Still Doesn't Have a Single Offshore Wind Turbine

The United Kingdom has 870. Germany has 416. So what's stopping us?

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| Thu Feb. 28, 2013 4:00 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

Salazar: On Energy, Expect Four More Years of the Same

The outgoing interior secretary predicts little change in second-term Obama energy policies.

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| Tue Feb. 26, 2013 9:35 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

After Sandy, Scientists Hunt for Sewage in New York City's Harbors

Scientists are heading out to sea for a forensic look at the storm's impacts.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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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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My Heart-Stopping Ride Aboard the Navy's Great Green Fleet

With Washington frozen solid on climate, the Navy is breaking the ice.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Coal Country Bank First to Report Carbon Footprint to Shareholders

Climate-conscious investors strongarm bank into rethinking impact of its investments.

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 8:43 AM PST

Explained in 90 Seconds: Permafrost

Glaciers might be the pretty headline grabbers. But don't forget about the carbon-spewing potential of thawing permafrost.

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 4:00 AM PST

BP to Government: $21 Billion Fine is 'Excessive'

Oil giant says it would rather go to court than continue negotiations.

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| Wed Feb. 20, 2013 11:19 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

Billionaires Secretly Funded Vast Climate Denial Network

The conservative dark-money group Donors Trust contributed huge sums to battle against climate-change science.

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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SLIDESHOW: The Art of Visualizing Climate Change

Graphics and game designers translate climate science into interactive visual media.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 1:11 PM PST
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This is What a Melting Glacier Sounds Like

The mysterious musicology behind climate change "sonifications."

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 4:00 AM PST