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  • Pika politics

    Pika politics

    Biologists disagree over whether the American pika should be listed as endangered, largely due to a warming climate.

  • Bear witness to climate change

    Bear witness to climate change

    To imagine what your corner of the West will be like in a warmer climate, consider how different plants and animals are at a lower elevation.

  • Drive that Hummer

    Drive that Hummer

    If you could find a Hummer that got perfect gas mileage and didn’t pollute, would you be willing to get behind the wheel?

  • Out of the frying pan . . .

    Out of the frying pan . . .

    If we don’t deal with climate change now, we’ll face horrendous social and economic consequences.

  • The big bonfire

    The big bonfire

    The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction.

  • A cleaner coal?

    A cleaner coal?

    Proponents say that underground coal gasification could produce cleaner energy, but some environmentalists have their doubts.

  • Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours

    Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours

    The CEOs of two outdoor-recreation-based companies favor strong legislation to stave off climate change, not just to save the planet but to help the economy.

  • Living on Glacial Time

    Living on Glacial Time

    Climate change is altering the lands we call home in ways we'd never imagined.

  • Affirmative actions

    Three recent Obama nominations draw flak from environmentalists.

  • Chilling forecast

    Chilling forecast

    Warming temperatures may put an end to the stone fruit and nut harvest in California's Central Valley.

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