Climate & Pollution
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Current
Arctic ship logs help scientists reconstruct climatic history
Sailors' journals detailing the weather of voyages past could improve the accuracy of climate models' projections of the future.
by Eric Wagner, Jun 14, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Hard choices for an uncertain future
After seeing a talk by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, the author wonders: which energy source is the lesser of many evils?
by Allen Best, Jun 13, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Winter: an encore edition
The author celebrates the (temporary) return of winter in Montana
by Charles Finn, May 09, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Snow, no longer so white
Dust and soot harm snowpacks--and downstream water users
by Tim Lydon, Apr 25, 2013 -
Current
California's carbon market may succeed where others have failed
The Golden State's new cap-and-trade program aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding the pitfalls of similar attempts.
by Brendon Bosworth, Apr 19, 2013 -
Multimedia
Deconstructing environmentalists' opposition to renewable energy
Sarah Gilman and KDNK's Nelson Harvey talk about why environmentalists in certain communities are divided about the appropriate way to address climate change.
by Nelson Harvey, Apr 15, 2013 -
Letters
Beijing's toxic brew, explained
by Jim Vance, Mar 18, 2013 -
Letters
A (futile) line in the oil sands
by Paul W. Hansen, Mar 18, 2013 -
Letters
A new direction for Big Green
by Sam Sperry, Mar 04, 2013 -
Sidebar
(Manmade) snow is for fighting over
In an increasingly arid West, snow-making becomes a more important component of a ski area’s operating plan. But they need water to make snow, and getting it isn’t always easy.
by J.R. Logan, Mar 04, 2013 -
Sidebar
Global warming's reluctant poster child
The ski industry, for whom bad press means all the difference between a banner year and a bust, tries to manage public perception of climate change's impact on snowfall and resort conditions.
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013 -
Multimedia
Greg Hanscom on ski towns and climate change
Greg Hanscom discusses the prospects for economies built on snow with KDNK's Nelson Harvey.
by Nelson Harvey, Mar 04, 2013 -
Editor's Note
Ski industry supports cloud seeding but downplays climate change
Getting skiers on the slopes is less about actual snow and more about getting skiers to believe there is snow.
by Jonathan Thompson, Mar 04, 2013 -
Feature
Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head
California's Mammoth Mountain provides a case study on the uncertainty of the ski business, and how global warming threatens to make it even more unpredictable.
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 03, 2013 -
Current
China v. Utah: Whose air is worse?
It’s hard to tell Beijing from Salt Lake when pollution clouds the air.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 18, 2013






