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The Next Market Crunch: Water
Written by: Peter Friederici, Monday 14 July 2008 - 07:00 AM 
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To stave off water crises created by climate change, we need new systems that manage water, energy and ecosystems together. Here’s why.
Solar Grand Plans Start Answering Basic Questions
Written by: Joan Melcher, Sunday 29 June 2008 - 05:02 AM 1 Comments
Solar is a great theoretical answer to climate concerns and energy independence. Although some nettlesome questions keep it from becoming a practical solution, skyrocketing oil makes some answers more palatable.
More Severe Weather Ahead
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 19 June 2008 - 15:27 PM 0 Comments
The current floods in the Midwest provide a sobering backdrop to a new report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which predicts ever-increasing incidents of severe weather — including heat waves, hurricanes, droughts and downpours — as Earth’s temperature increases.
Nuclear Weapons and Future Justice
Written by: David Krieger, Thursday 12 June 2008 - 10:26 AM 0 Comments
The head of the nonprofit Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, which calls for global nuclear disarmament, suggests criminalizing the mere possession of nuclear weapons.
Papa’s Got a Brand-New Ag?
Written by: Joan Melcher, Thursday 29 May 2008 - 14:15 PM 0 Comments
A conversation with renowned entomologist Hans Herren on a United Nations report calling for changes in how the world produces its food
The Doubt Makers
Written by: Michelle Nijhuis, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 2 Comments
By funding its own research, industry has raised unwarranted doubts about a range of scientific issues — from the risks of tobacco to the reality of climate change — delaying response to public dangers for decades. Can scientists and journalists learn to beat the doubt industry before our most serious problems beat us all?
Re-reefing the Florida Keys
Written by: Tristram Korten, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Small Victories: Ken Nedimyer and the Nature Conservancy find coral tough enough to withstand global warming.
Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
Written by: Michael Todd, Friday 16 May 2008 - 12:00 PM 1 Comments
A discussion with ecologist Alan Townsend on mankind's love-hate relationship with nitrogen, and how this marriage can be saved.
Climate Change Leaves Wildflowers in the Cold
Written by: David Richardson, Tuesday 22 April 2008 - 10:10 AM 0 Comments
In the wildflower meadows of the West, we may be hearing the whisperings of a post-climate-change world.
More Hype Equals Less Action on Climate Change
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 04 April 2008 - 11:11 AM 0 Comments
Two new surveys regarding Americans’ attitudes toward climate change suggest that Americans have yet to make a personal connection to the issue.
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