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A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) not only presents dire evidence of global warming's impact, it also offers a different narrative about who is at risk, putting...
View Article“Climate Change” vs. “Global Warming”
The Environmental Protection Agency recently rolled out the Obama administration’s ambitious proposal to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants 30% by 2030. This proposal could bring renewed...
View ArticleWhite House Eyes Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
As Congress begins to debate climate change legislation, a fight between environmentalists and industry over a particular type of coal mining is ratcheting up in West Virginia. The Obama administration...
View ArticleTakeouts: Wall St. Pay, Climate Change, Phillies' Win
Business Takeout: The Supreme Court signaled they aren't too eager to intervene on excessive pay for Wall Street execs, but the Federal Reserve seems to be champing at the bit. Louise Story, finance...
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The SuperFreakonomics Approach to Cooling the Planet
The new "SuperFreakonomics" book has attracted some passionate criticism from climate scientists and a community of writers, researchers and scholars for a chapter on global warming. Co-authors Stephen...
View ArticleClimate Change Announcements Ahead of Copenhagen
It's been a big week for the planet. Yesterday, the world’s biggest polluter, China, said it would slow the rampant growth of its carbon emissions. This week President Obama voiced his own proposal: a...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda with Reihan Salam and Adam Mynott
Reihan Salam, fellow at the New America Foundation; and Adam Mynott, BBC world affairs correspondent, look at the week's agenda: what to look for from Copenhagen as international climate talks kicks...
View ArticleCopenhagen Climate Conference Begins
The most anticipated conversation about the environment in years will kick off in Copenhagen today. It'll last seven days: Leaders from 192 countries, including President Obama, will attend at least...
View ArticleWhy It's Not Easy Being Green
Most of us know that environmental change is an issue and that our choices affect it... so why aren't we doing all we should to fix things? David Biello, associate online editor for Scientific...
View ArticleFrom China, Watching Copenhagen
China faces a serious challenge as its representatives head to the Copenhagen climate talks: how to continue to urbanize and modernize while keeping carbon emissions in check. That tension is in stark...
View ArticleSaving Amazonian Trees with Cold, Hard Cash
The Brazilian government is trying a new scheme to cut its carbon emissions and slow down the rate of deforestation in the Amazon. It's planning to do that by PAYING local communities to protect...
View ArticleWhy California Won't Wait for Copenhagen
While nations around the world are readying themselves for climate talks in Copenhagen, the state of California is already negotiating their own international climate agreements. We talk with Tony...
View Article'Danish Text' Hurting Copenhagen Climate Talks
Daniel Stone, senior writer for Newsweek, reports on how a leaked proposal from some of the world's biggest industrial nations is threatening discussions at this week's international climate summit in...
View ArticleCountering Copenhagen Carbon with Kilns
With luminaries flying in from all over the world, the carbon footprint of the Copenhagen summit had worried the Danish government ...but they've come up with a surprising way of making the summit...
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In Copenhagen: Skepticism, Credulity, Hope
Protestors, experts and delegations from 192 countries have descended on Copenhagen to try to come up with strategies for combating climate change. Developing countries are claiming that emission...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda with Todd Zwillich and Jonathan Marcus
We've uncovered our crystal ball and are peeking into the week ahead with our Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, and Jonathan Marcus, BBC diplomatic correspondent. They'll discuss what's next...
View ArticleClimate: Looking at Copenhagen from Delhi
In the second week of climate talks in Copenhagen, attention will be on whether big developing countries like India will agree to cuts in their carbon emissions. But western demands for carbon cuts are...
View ArticleNew York Mayor Bloomberg at Climate Talks in Copenhagen
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Copenhagen this week to take part in the Climate Summit for Mayors. Last week, the Mayor passed his Greener, Greater, Buildings Plan, and this week he hopes...
View ArticleCopenhagen Summit Heats Up in Final Days
The UN's historic climate change conference in Copenhagen wraps up tomorrow. There are persistent fears that the end could come without a major, binding climate change agreement between the 193...
View ArticleLooking for Agreement as Copenhagen Talks Wrap Up
Climate talks in Copenhagen wrap up today, but will an appearance by President Obama inspire nations to strike a last-minute deal? We talk with Kathleen McGinty, former chair of the White House Council...
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