Results for keyword: global warming
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Pika politics
Biologists disagree over whether the American pika should be listed as endangered, largely due to a warming climate.
by Molly Samuel, Apr 25, 2010 -
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.
by Pepper Trail, Feb 03, 2010 -
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?
by Ana Maria Spagna, Jan 27, 2010 -
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 -
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.
by Steve Rendle and Mike Kaplan, Nov 12, 2009 -
Living on Glacial Time
Climate change is altering the lands we call home in ways we'd never imagined.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Sep 13, 2009 -
Affirmative actions
Three recent Obama nominations draw flak from environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Aug 17, 2009 -
Chilling forecast
Warming temperatures may put an end to the stone fruit and nut harvest in California's Central Valley.
by Ariana Brocious , Aug 12, 2009
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