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Audi's 'Green Police' Super Bowl ad controversial

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:31 GMT

Audi's Super Bowl ad has been controversial for its portrayal of environmental issues and echoes of Nazi-era police.

What's really causing Himalayan glaciers to melt?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:57:56 GMT

A new study suggests that black carbon could be the cause of Himalayan glaciers melting.

Centralia, Pa.: How an underground coal fire erased a town

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:19:34 GMT

The Centralia, Pa., coal fire is expected to drive out the town's few remaining residents.

Airplane contrails and their effect on temperatures

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:59:21 GMT

Contrails from airplanes impact temperatures at Earth's surface. But do they raise or lower them?

Protecting Earth from asteroids

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:12:54 GMT

Asteroid impacts with Earth are a near-certainty, scientists say. The question is: What, if anything, should we do to track asteroids and protect Earth from them?

Lawns may contribute to global warming

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:50:11 GMT

A study at the University of California Irvine says that greenhouse gas emissions 'would be lower if lawns did not exist.'

After the earthquake: Haiti's deforestation needs attention

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:14:50 GMT

As Haiti is rebuilt after the earthquake, attention should be paid to its environmental problems, especially deforestation.

Why birds migrate to the Arctic

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:10:39 GMT

Scientists look for the reasons that birds migrate thousands of miles to nest in the Arctic.

California butterflies having a tough time

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:00:09 GMT

In California, butterflies are being affected by warmer temperatures and habitat loss.

How the Bering Strait influences Earth's climate

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:45:30 GMT

The Bering Strait is only 50 miles wide, but it has quite an influence on Earth's climate, say scientists.

Comparing Earth's current warming to the Pliocene

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:20:54 GMT

The early Pliocene period might be the best analog for the warmer world scientists expect in the not-too-distant future.

It's cold outside. What happened to global warming?

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:25:15 GMT

The brutal cold snap that has put much of the Northern Hemisphere on ice this week doesn't disprove global warming or mean we're off the hook for greenhouse emissions.

The comparative costs of climate change

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:52:40 GMT

How much will mitigating global warming or climate chage cost the world? Here are some comparisons.

James Hoggan talks about global warming

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:30:10 GMT

James Hoggan, coauthor of 'Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming,' talks about what he calls the PR campaign to discredit global warming.

Global warming skepticism is fueled by public relations, author says

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:46:04 GMT

In the book 'Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming,' James Hoggan says the campaign to create skepticism about climate change is 'by far and away the biggest public relations campaign that I've ever seen.'

Video games can be energy hogs. Three tips to cut your power bill.

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:09:42 GMT

In the US, video games consume billions of kWh of energy annually, but users can cut their power bills.

If humans didn't cause global warming and cooling in the past, is that evidence they also aren't now?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:30:52 GMT

A closer look at the argument that because the world warmed and cooled naturally in the past, current global warming or climate change isn't the result of human activity or CO2.

Climategate, global warming, and the tree rings divergence problem

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:26:44 GMT

Much discussion of the Climategate e-mails has centered on "tricking" tree ring data that may not confirm global warming. What's the divergence of data all about and does it really confirm cooling instead of warming?

Three good green reads – from rot-proof apples to a revelation about everyone's favorite reindeer

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A little green reading on the light side, from apples that won't rot for 4 months to why Rudolph the reindeer is probably a girl.

Today's climate news

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Today's climate news includes the Copenhagen conference, the EPA announcement on carbon dioxide, and more.