Results for keyword: carbon emissions
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The foul air outside my window
A small -- and impoverished -- tribe in Nevada suffers from the health impacts of a nearby pollution-spewing coal-fired power plant.
by William Anderson , Oct 19, 2011 -
Out of the frying pan . . .
If we don’t deal with climate change now, we’ll face horrendous social and economic consequences.
by Auden Schendler and Mark Trexler , Jan 06, 2010 -
The big bonfire
The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction.
by Randy Udall, Dec 30, 2009 -
A cleaner coal?
Proponents say that underground coal gasification could produce cleaner energy, but some environmentalists have their doubts.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 17, 2009 -
Mission critical
With global warming threatening the planet, even environmentalists are looking more kindly at natural gas.
by Randy Udall, Aug 14, 2009 -
Two weeks in the West
EPA stymies California’s attempt to cut tailpipe emissions; the West is growing but not sure where its next meal or drink of water will come from; increasing amounts of ammonium – and guns – in the parks; avalanche fatalities are up.
by Sarah Gilman and Jodi Peterson, Jan 21, 2008
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