Results for keyword: Science
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Science vs. science fiction — get it straight
The decision of the Association of Petroleum Geologists to give novelist Michael Crichton its "Journalist of the Year" award for his anti-global warming thriller State of Fear can only increase public cynicism about science and scientists
by Ben Long, May 29, 2006 -
Dust and Snow
In Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Tom Painter and other scientists study the dust in the snow and ponder its implications for future drought and weather conditions, especially in the era of global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis, May 29, 2006 -
The puzzle of plate tectonics
In Grand Canyon: Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle, geologist James Lawrence Powell takes a look at the science behind the Grand Canyon, and the scientists who figured it out
by Ewen Callaway, May 15, 2006 -
A season of change
In Chasing Spring: An American Journey Through a Changing Season, nature writer Bruce Stutz follows spring from New York to Alaska, examining the surprising changes that global warming is bringing
by Ewen Callaway, May 01, 2006 -
Stargazer aims his scopes at gas industry
Astronomer Perry Walker uses his stargazing tools and skills to work with the oil and gas industry to prevent air pollution in Wyoming
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2006 -
Corporations ask feds to set emissions limits
Executives from six of the nation’s largest energy companies have asked federal lawmakers to set mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions
by Brett Wilkison, May 01, 2006 -
Global warming can give you the chills
The writer looks at the mounting evidence on global warming
by John Krist, May 01, 2006 -
What’s behind all these natural disasters
The writer looks behind natural disasters that bedevil our time
by Jon Margolis, Mar 20, 2006 -
Save Our Snow
Faced with rising temperatures and a passive federal government, Western towns such as Aspen, Colo., are beginning to work out a local approach to combating global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
Facts about greenhouse gas emissions
Sprinkled throughout the lead story are "fun facts" about what causes greenhouse gas emissions and what people can do to reduce them
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006






