
Is There a Future for Western Coal?
Mining coal in the Powder River Basin is no longer a sure bet

Is There a Future for Western Coal?
Mining coal in the Powder River Basin is no longer a sure bet

More Magnificent Mount Saint Helens Photos for Your Viewing Pleasure
We continue our journey through the USGS database full of delicious Mount Saint Helens photos


Earth Is Tipping Because of Climate Change
Melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the north and south poles to drift

How the Prophet of Peak Oil Explained Fracking in the 1950s [Excerpt]
An excerpt from Mason Inman’s The Oracle of Oil

Should the World Ditch the 2-Degree Celsius Target?
Perhaps it’s time to consider other ways of combating climate change that prioritize action

Stop Wasting Time--Create a Long-Term Solution for Nuclear Waste
Three decades after Chernobyl, the U.S. needs to tackle its own ominous nuclear safety problem

Chernobyl Didn't Kill Nuclear Power
The accident was just one factor that makes it a hard sell to fight climate change

Lasers Could Hide Earth from Prying Aliens
We could use laser light to mask our transits across the sun and thus hide Earth from any intelligent aliens looking for planets to invade

Antarctica Meltdown Could Double Sea Level Rise
A new model suggests ice loss could raise sea levels further, faster

Meet the Scientist Who Puzzled Out the Secrets of Polar Ice
The man who helped uncover climate change looks back on decades of polar research

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt's In the Path of Destruction XI: Things Go South
Tree-planting crews and people out for a little recreational fun on Mount Saint Helens's south side learn that even when a volcano's blowing out to the north, the south side will also see some pretty intense action. Come join us for another chapter of In the Path of Destruction

China's Pollution May Not Be Decreasing as Fast as Hoped
A new study questions the dip in China’s CO2 emissions