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Study Hails Europe's Cap-and-Trade
Written by: Sara Barbour, Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 05:03 AM 
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Three years ago, amid a flurry of expectations and public controversy, the European Union instituted the world's first cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions. Today, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) affirms that despite rather unstable beginnings, the system has been an unprecedented success,…
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.
A Really Inconvenient Truth
Written by: Matt Jenkins, Tuesday 04 March 2008 - 11:00 AM 0 Comments
The climate problem can be solved. But tackling it is going to be a lot harder than you’ve been led to believe.
States’ Action and Climate Change
Written by: Christina Switzer and John A. Sauter, Wednesday 13 February 2008 - 00:16 AM 0 Comments
Individual states are taking occasionally painful steps to rein in emissions.
Good News — and Bad — for Coral Reefs
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 21 December 2007 - 17:06 PM 0 Comments
Reports show the ocean's unique ecosystems are adapting to fluctuation in water temperatures likely caused by global warming, but increasing acidic levels may prove fatal for the world's coral reefs.
A Take on Earth's Temperature, Post-Bali
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 20 December 2007 - 00:06 AM 0 Comments
A roundup of research taken in the wake of the Bali summit on climate change finds little to warm the heart with the one exception that Atlantic hurricanes may grow more numerous but less fierce.
Smokey's Legacy: Are Forests Contributing to Climate Change?
Written by: Peter Friederici, Monday 17 December 2007 - 09:15 AM 0 Comments
While it's widely acknowledged that forests can be useful for holding carbon, they release phenomenal amounts of greenhouse gases when they burn.
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