Climate Change and the West http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2010-09-29T17:19:06Z California's carbon market may succeed where others have failed http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/californias-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. No publisher Brendon Bosworth cap and trade Climate change carbon trading California Hot Times 2013-04-19T15:16:06Z News Article Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/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. No publisher Greg Hanscom Sierra Nevada ski business climate change Hot Times Mammoth Mountain resort town global warming recession housing bust Skiing mountain town economics drought 2013-03-11T15:12:44Z News Article A new normal for snow http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.2/a-new-normal-for-snow The dry 2000s means snow trackers have to adjust "normal" downward. No publisher Sarah Jane Keller climate change snowpack SNOTEL Hot Times NRCS 2013-01-31T18:45:32Z News Article Oil and gas companies pour money into research universities http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/oil-and-gas-companies-pour-money-into-research-universities In the midst of the nation’s current oil and gas frenzy and controversies over fracking, energy company contributions to schools are raising questions about academic integrity. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Academic integrity standards Shell Conflicts of interest Ed Warner Hot Times Frackademia Fracking Hydraulic fracturing Industry-funded academics Environmental mitigation Colorado State University ExxonMobil Warner College Environmental restoration 2013-01-30T15:59:38Z News Article An underwater forest reveals the story of a historic megadrought http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.22/underwater-forest-reveals-the-story-of-a-historic-megadrought Scientists find a climatic archive at the bottom of an alpine lake in California's Sierra Nevada. No publisher Brendon Bosworth Sierra Nevada Tree core research Climate change Hot Times Megadrought Submerged trees 2012-12-29T15:46:03Z News Article Date with a climate-change denier http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/date-with-a-climate-change-denier A first (and last) date with someone who doesn't believe in global warming. No publisher Megan Kimble Hot Times climate change denial 2012-12-21T15:53:17Z News Article Can the oyster industry survive ocean acidification? http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/can-the-oyster-industry-survive-ocean-acidification As fossil fuel emissions lower the ocean’s pH, Pacific Northwest shellfish growers face an uncertain future. No publisher Brendon Bosworth ocean acidification Hot Times oysters 2013-01-02T15:55:49Z News Article Seattle-based artist paints portraits of a melting world http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.20/seattle-based-artist-paints-portraits-of-a-melting-world Maria Coryell-Martin uses 'expeditionary art' to educate people about climate change. No publisher Eric Wagner Arctic Maria Coryell-Martin expeditionary art glaciers water color painting Hot Times climate change art 2012-12-04T19:33:49Z News Article Economics, not environmental regs, are battering coal power http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/economics-not-environmental-regs-are-battering-coal-power If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill." No publisher Jonathan Thompson mining natural gas electricity Hot Times King Coal coal War on Coal 2012-11-27T16:36:53Z News Article What scientists are learning from wildfire in New Mexico http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/what-scientists-are-learning-from-wildfire-in-new-mexico New Mexico's Gila National Forest is a good natural laboratory for studying the effects of wildfire. No publisher Neil LaRubbio wildfire forest management Hot Times Whitewater Baldy prescribed burn 2012-11-27T16:36:45Z News Article Costly new geothermal technology could edge out fossil fuels http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/costly-new-geothermal-technology-could-edge-out-fossil-fuels A new form of geothermal energy has the potential to revolutionize U.S. power production, if costs come down. No publisher Nate Seltenrich Department of Energy renewable energy Hot Times geothermal Calpine the Geysers 2012-11-21T16:13:51Z News Article Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/voters-shape-energy-policy-by-choosing-utility-regulators Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year. No publisher Ray Ring Arizona Corporation Commission Public utilities Montana Public Regulation Commission renewable energy Hot Times fossil fuels 2012-11-09T15:25:10Z News Article Our survival depends on fighting climate change http://www.hcn.org/wotr/our-survival-depends-on-fighting-climate-change Stopping global climate change requires an effort that’s the moral equivalent of war. No publisher Tom Bell climate change Hot Times global warming Wyoming energy Tom Bell 2012-11-02T22:39:01Z News Article Pondering change in the Great Basin http://www.hcn.org/wotr/pondering-change-in-the-great-basin Paleontology and geology at Summer Lake, an ancient lake bed in Oregon, have shown the Great Basin's history of dramatic change No publisher Pepper Trail Altithermal Summer Lake climate change Pleistocene Great Basin Lake Chewaucan Hot Times 2012-10-16T23:29:08Z News Article Don't look for the frontier in Alaska http://www.hcn.org/wotr/dont-look-for-the-frontier-in-alaska Tourism, sprawl and energy development have made Alaska less wild; now climate change is also altering the North No publisher Tim Lydon climate change Alaska tourism Alaska Alaska cruises Alaska development Hot Times 2012-10-16T23:29:17Z News Article