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Western farmers and ranchers using progressive
land-management techniques can make a few bucks from the new carbon
market – but some critics say it won’t lead to any real
reduction in carbon emissions.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
May 26, 2008
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Rhonda Claridge describes a hard winter in the high
mountains and points out that one seldom-acknowledged effect of
climate change could be harder winters in some parts of the
world.
by Rhonda Claridge,
Apr 14, 2008
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Environmental contrarians Ted Nordhaus and Michael
Shellenberger jump back into the fray with a new book, Break
Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of
Possibility.
by Brian Kevin,
Oct 29, 2007
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Global warming spurs calls for new dams in the West
– but where will the water come from to fill them?
by Matt Jenkins,
Apr 30, 2007
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Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western
Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring
arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous
consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly
Phoenix.
by Paul Larmer,
Apr 16, 2007
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Some hunters are blaming the Big Bad Wolf for a decline in
the northern Yellowstone elk herd, but Dan Whipple points out that
recent weather – and Montana hunting policy – are more
likely to be responsible.
by Dan Whipple,
Mar 26, 2007
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The Nez Perce Tribe is trying to combat global warming
– and make a few bucks – by planting trees for carbon
dioxide sequestration
by Joshua Zaffos,
Jun 12, 2006
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In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to
Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond warns about societies that
overreach themselves – a warning that southern Arizona, in
the midst of its tremendous real estate boom, ought to
heed
by Paul Larmer,
Jun 12, 2006
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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
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The study of tree rings opens a window into the
West’s distant past, and warns us that the region’s
future may be dangerously hot and dry
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jan 24, 2005
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