Results for keyword: Global warming
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Coal-export schemes ignite unusual opposition, from Wyoming to India
Ambitious schemes to build railroads and ports to ship Powder River Basin coal abroad will bring pollution and traffic to communities along the transport path, who are rising up in protest.
by Ray Ring, Jul 24, 2012 -
Notes from a wildfire refugee
When wildfire forces locals to flee their beloved Colorado homes, people begin to talk more openly than they used to about climate change.
by John Calderazzo, Jun 27, 2012 -
Sometimes environmentalists miss the boat
Colorado environmentalists goofed when they opposed a bill that would have harnessed the methane produced by coal mines as a form of renewable energy.
by Allen Best, Jun 27, 2012 -
Between the grims and the grins
We will need humility as well as technology to triumph over climate change.
by Allen Best, Mar 30, 2010 -
A nature lover's bucket list
Time is running out to see the natural wonders that are endangered by rampant global warming.
by Tim Lydon, Feb 15, 2010 -
How long do we wait for clean coal?
Politicians are excited about “clean coal,” but so far there’s no sign that it even exists.
by Peter Carrels, Feb 19, 2009 -
A battle for the land -- and soul -- of the West
The American West at Risk presents a familiar litany of Western land-use problems, but also offers suggestions for how to solve them.
by Chuck Hulin, Feb 17, 2009 -
Mountain of doubt
The long-delayed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., faces a new challenge: Barack Obama’s presidency.
by Judith Lewis , Jan 19, 2009 -
The West goes to Washington
Barack Obama is bringing Westerners to Washington, including Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to run Homeland Security, and Cabinet picks Ken Salazar, Hilda Solis and Steven Chu.
by Ray Ring , Jan 19, 2009 -
Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
by Jane Braxton Little, Nov 10, 2008






