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Climate Change

FedEx bets on the California sunshine
But what's the company going to do when it absolutely, positively has to offset its humongous carbon footprint?
By Andrew Leonard April 22, 2008
The oil seesaw
Demand in the U.S. falls for the third straight quarter. But China's thirstier than ever, and it isn't alone.
By Andrew Leonard April 22, 2008
How not to prepare for peak oil
Russia, Nigeria, Mexico: Please open your arms to foreign oil companies so we can pump out your black gold even faster
By Andrew Leonard April 17, 2008
George Bush and the Neanderthals
A German politician says mean things about the president's climate change policies. But why did he have to drag innocent Paleolithic hominids into the mix?
By Andrew Leonard April 17, 2008
Bush's lame-duck climate change proposal
Pity the poor president: How do you become a leader in fighting greenhouse gas emissions after spending seven years pretending the problem doesn't exist?
By Andrew Leonard April 16, 2008
How safe are you from the Great Flood?
Should you fear the ocean? Take a spin on the Sea Level Rise Explorer and find out.
By Andrew Leonard April 14, 2008
Bye-bye, Antarctica?
Another big chunk of ice starts to crumble way down south. But is the continent as a whole warming or cooling?
By Andrew Leonard March 26, 2008
Norway's moon shot
Who says burying carbon dioxide in caverns beneath the sea will never work? Norway's been doing it for a decade
By Andrew Leonard March 5, 2008
Did the Mayans make their own climate change?
Satellite imagery suggests the severe droughts that plagued Mesoamerica's ancient civilization were self-inflicted
By Andrew Leonard March 4, 2008
Conspiracy theory in the frozen North
Flooded villages in Alaska, record grain harvests in Finland. Who's to blame? How 'bout Exxon?
By Andrew Leonard February 28, 2008
The rhetoric of slavery and climate change
Then: Abolition would wreak havoc on the economy of the South. Now: Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol would punish all Americans.
By Andrew Leonard February 27, 2008
Prehistoric hurricane spotting
It was a dark and stormy night. 3000 years ago. We think. Maybe
By Andrew Leonard February 21, 2008
California knows how to regulate
A short history of Californian efforts to stop air pollution, with a cameo by Ronald Reagan.
By Andrew Leonard February 8, 2008
Dawning of the age of the Anthropocene
Millenium, schmillenium: Humans have made such a mess it's time for a whole new epoch.
By Andrew Leonard January 31, 2008
The monopolist of doom visits Bangladesh
In the mangrove swamps and urban slums, Robert Kaplan sees a connection between global warming and Islamic extremism.
By Andrew Leonard January 29, 2008
A natural experiment in Republican biodiversity
When it comes to science, the Democrats walk in lockstep. But the GOP candidates for president offer a little something for everyone.
By Andrew Leonard January 8, 2008
"Incoherence and utter failure"
Jerry Brown minces no words as California ushers in the new year by suing the EPA.
By Andrew Leonard January 3, 2008
A battle Bush's EPA can't win
The Terminator and the EPA's own lawyers agree: The decision to deny California's right to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles is indefensible
By Andrew Leonard December 20, 2007
Why is California so special?
A district court judge gives California's efforts to regulate greenhouse gases a big boost and could set off a chain reaction across the United States.
By Andrew Leonard December 12, 2007
China powers up while Greenland melts
Another year, another 90 gigawatts of generating capacity added to China's electricity grid. Are they paying attention in Bali?
By Andrew Leonard December 11, 2007
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