July 1, 2011
Climate Skeptics Meet to Hear Attacks on Mainstream Science and Responses
A Washington, D.C., gathering reveals nuanced levels of belief
Stories by Evan Lehmann
EnvironmentJune 14, 2011
Obama, Campaigning on Clean Energy, Champions LED Bulbs
The solid-state light bulbs have increased in efficiency and dropped in price
The SciencesMay 24, 2011
How Tornadoes Gain Power
The recent series of devastatingly powerful tornadoes is linked to unusually warm surface water in the Gulf of Mexico
April 8, 2011
Climate-Related Riders to Bills Invite U.S. Government Shutdown
Amendments to cut funds to climate agencies and to stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases are proving to be major sticking points
EnvironmentJanuary 11, 2011
Have Insurers Begun to Detect Climate Change in Storm Damage?
It's likely that the number of strong storms involving rain, snow and hail is also rising because of warming temperatures, not just urban sprawl and expanding development
EnvironmentJanuary 4, 2011
Finding the Fingerprints of Climate Change in Storm Damage
Smashed homes and ruined roads may not be attributable to greenhouse gases for centuries, according to new research
The SciencesNovember 15, 2010
Can Social Scientists Ease the Nation's Rift over Climate Change?
Can social science explain why people flout reams of scientific conclusions about global warming?
EnvironmentJuly 8, 2010
A "Tame" Year in U.S., So Far, but Catastrophes Rising Worldwide
There have been 440 catastrophic natural events worldwide this year. Only once--in 2007--has that number been exceeded in the first half of any year. Is climate change to blame?
EnvironmentApril 2, 2010
What Is the Right Price for Carbon?
Some economists charge that the U.S. government is lowballing the cost of greenhouse gases in new regulations
March 31, 2010
Who Funds Contrariness on Climate Change?
Greenpeace is accusing one of the U.S.'s largest conglomerates of sowing confusion around scientific assertions behind climate change