Oh, One Last Thing Before You Go …
Advocacy groups en masse ratchet up their messages in the lead-up to the global climate change conference.
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U.S. Lethargy at Copenhagen Might Be Best for Climate
The U.S. Senate's balkiness at passing a weak-kneed symbolic climate plan leaves an open door to a genuine and meaningful American bill.
Dengue Fever Slips Across the Border
In a less remarked-upon aspect of climate change, tropical diseases like dengue fever — once restricted to warmer or moister climes — are infiltrating the United States.
A Rock That Helps Out In a Hard Place
If only some incredibly common rock would just sit around and suck up carbon dioxide all day. Oh, there is one. Why aren't we excited about it?
Transforming Cassandra into Pollyanna
Worldwatch founder Lester Brown, long known for dire prognosis, reports cheerful climate and energy news for United States.
The Most Widespread Global ‘Happening’ Ever?
Whether meaningful mass grassroots action or silly stunt, the political theater of the International Day of Climate Action made a splash.
‘We Are the First to Go’
Students on island of Yap learn that climate change is not an abstraction in their futures.
Is American Business More Progressive Than Its Consumers?
As some high-profile corporations publicly embrace the reality of climate change, are they moving faster than the American population as a whole?
Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Energy Use
The hidden costs of all energy choices aren't posted on the pump, but, nonetheless, they're just as real.