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How to save the reefs...
The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed. “People have been creating marine... 
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As Greenland Melts...
The Greenland ice sheet is a vast body of ice covering 660,235 square miles, roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the World, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The ice sheet is almost 1,500 miles... 
BP report says there’s plenty of blame to spread around for Gulf explosion
BP report says there’s plenty of ...
by Randy Rieland. Today, BP leaned on its  Read More →
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The Role of Clouds on Earth’s...
Modeling for climate change is an extremely complex process because Earth’s climate is so complex. It is an interrelated system that involves the atmosphere, biosphere, land, and oceans. A change in one can cause a chain reaction... 
Michigan governor’s race: Snyder vs. Bernero
Michigan governor’s race: Snyder ...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Michigan gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is an unusual Republican. In a year when Tea Party fervor has propelled fire-breathing extremists onto ballots around the country, Snyder comes across as a moderate,... 
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Diverse water sources key to food s...
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage. In a report by the International... 
Obama: Rebuild America by slashing oil tax breaks
Obama: Rebuild America by slashing ...
by Randy Rieland. President Obama told a Labor Day crowd about a new stimulus plan that would seem to be a sure winner: Let’s create jobs by rebuilding America’s highways and infrastructure and, while we’re at it,... 
Colorado governor’s race: Hickenlooper vs. Maes vs. Tancredo
Colorado governor’s race: Hickenl...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Bicycling doesn’t get a lot of attention in election campaigns, but Colorado governor candidate Dan Maes (R) ensured a cycle-focused news cycle in early August when he suggested Denver’s new bike-sharing... 
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U.S. reiterates commitment to 2020 ...
The United States reiterated on Friday that it was committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 even though the Senate has failed to pass legislation. “I am in no sense writing off legislation over time. And I’m... 
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Top Climate Skeptic Reverses Course...
Bjørn Lomborg may not be a household name around here, but that’s through no fault of his. In November 2001, this Danish environmental author and economics professor was selected “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the... 
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EPA to issue more rules in climate ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.... 
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The Environmentalist’s Paradox...
The signs are all around. Many places in the world show degradation of the air, water, and soil. Species becoming extinct as natural habitats are being destroyed. The emissions of greenhouse gases that can alter the planet’s... 
Feds lease prime solar land, but nary a panel is in sight
Feds lease prime solar land, but na...
by Randy Rieland. Ready for your morning bowl of crazy? Five years ago, Congress set aside millions of acres of public land in the Southwest for the development of solar farms. This was primo real estate for solar, considered one... 
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Study: Horseshoe Crab Decline Conne...
The horseshoe crab is one of the most ancient animals on the planet today. They have survived massive upheavals throughout the Earth’s history and have remained intact and unchanged. Recently their numbers have been in decline,... 
Discovery hostage taker is a population-obsessed eco-wacko
Discovery hostage taker is a popula...
by Lisa Hymas. It’s not often that natalism makes the news — and with guns and bombs and hostages, no less!  Read More →
Climate change poses big risks to China’s crops and economy, study finds
Climate change poses big risks to C...
by Agence France-Presse. PARIS — Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday. Publishing in the journal Nature , a team of Chinese scientists... 
New rules push oil inspectors to clean up their act
New rules push oil inspectors to cl...
by Randy Rieland. Once upon a time in the wonderful world of oil, the crude guys took care of the government guys. They gave them expensive presents. They partied with them. They were a team, a family. Not … any … more.... 
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New Findings on Carbon Dioxide Rele...
Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, is intricately linked to global warming. The largest store of CO2 is the world’s oceans. How the oceans sequester or release CO2 to or from the atmosphere is important to understand as... 
PACE homeowners must pay up before refinancing, Fannie and Freddie say
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by Jonathan Hiskes. More doom-and-gloomery in the battle to save Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), a once-popular finance tool that helped homeowners cut energy waste and add rooftop solar panels: The mortgage giants Fannie Mae... 
Want a car that gets good grades? Buy a hybrid
Want a car that gets good grades? B...
by Randy Rieland. The federal government doesn’t do simple — which make its latest idea for rating auto fuel efficiency a thing of rare beauty. Simple  Read More →

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