Climate Change
Heartland's ballsy attack on climate-change theory: The fallout
Posted on May 7, 2012, at 2:43 PMA conservative think tank drafts the Unabomber for a short-lived ad attempting to chip away at the scientific consensus on man-made climate change
Do wind farms actually cause climate change?
Posted on April 30, 2012, at 2:00 PMA new study suggests that green-energy-creating windmills make the air they're stirring significantly warmer
Global warming mystery: Why are some glaciers growing?
Posted on April 17, 2012, at 2:20 PMAround the world, ice caps are melting due to climate change, scientists say. But a few icy masses in the Himalayas are, weirdly enough, getting bigger
The warmest March in history: By the numbers
Posted on April 9, 2012, at 3:44 PMWhile most Americans basked in curiously toasty temperatures last month, climate scientists sounded the alarm over global warming
How global warming is changing winemaking
Posted on February 27, 2012, at 6:04 PMAustralian vintners are worried that climate change is affecting the flavors of their wines. But some oenophiles may actually toast the change
Will global warming make us shorter?
Posted on February 24, 2012, at 3:30 PMTo forecast the future of our overheated planet, scientists looked way back — to an ancient horse the size of a house cat
The 'secret, corporate-funded' plan to make Americans doubt climate change
Posted on February 16, 2012, at 11:02 AMIn a sort of reverse "Climategate," the libertarian Heartland Institute is embarrassed by a major leak. Here, 6 of the highlights
Has climate change 'blocked' the next ice age?
Posted on January 11, 2012, at 8:00 AMCarbon dioxide emissions might warm the planet enough to keep Earth from once again becoming a frozen wasteland
The U.N.'s last-minute climate deal: 'Pitiful'?
Posted on December 12, 2011, at 9:53 AMAfter several days of tense negotiations in South Africa, Ban Ki-moon and Co. avoid going home empty-handed. But what did they really accomplish?
Climate change: Forcing polar bears to become cannibals?
Posted on December 12, 2011, at 6:45 AMShocking new photographs of an adult polar bear feasting on a juvenile are raising red flags for environmentalists
The record jump in global carbon emissions: By the numbers
Posted on December 5, 2011, at 4:08 PMAfter a brief decline in CO2 production at the height of the recession, global carbon output is higher than ever
'Climategate 2.0': Inside the 'dynamite' new email leaks
Posted on November 23, 2011, at 10:34 AMThe hacker behind a 2009 dump of emails between climate-change scientists strikes again. Will the new crop of 5,000 emails reignite the scandal?
Can white roofs really reduce global warming?
Posted on November 4, 2011, at 8:00 AMA new study from Stanford suggests that painting the tops of buildings and houses white could do more harm than good
Will climate change turn Starbucks into a juice bar?
Posted on October 17, 2011, at 3:44 PMWith warming temperatures and shifting rainfall hurting coffee crops, Starbucks is reportedly looking to branch out into new territory
Could Texas' mega-drought last until 2020?
Posted on October 5, 2011, at 6:45 AMA climatologist sparks debate by predicting that the Lone Star State's historic drought could persist for another decade
Climate change: Will chocolate become a costly luxury?
Posted on September 30, 2011, at 3:48 PMIf temperatures continue to rise, a new report suggests, West Africa, source of half the world's chocolate, will be unfit to grow the coveted beans
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- The curse of curviness
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- Mitt Romney's 1981 arrest and 4 other times he lost his cool
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