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To Save Energy, Utilities Tap into Our Competitive Instincts

To Save Energy, Utilities Tap into Our Competitive Instincts

Utility companies are trying a novel approach to improving energy conservation: pitting neighbors against neighbors.… Read More

Is the Financial Community Ready for Straight Talk on Climate and Peak Oil?

Is the Financial Community Ready for Straight Talk on Climate and Peak Oil?

What makes Grantham's essay unusual is the audience it is directed to. … Read More

Tornado Outbreak Broke All-Time Records

Tornado Outbreak Broke All-Time Records

The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado stayed on the ground for 80 miles and reached a maximum width of 1.5 miles. It will likely rank as the most expensive tornado of all time.… Read More

Can Catastrophe Galvanize Action on Global Warming?

So if dramatic events won't galvanize political action, as some might hope, then what steps can be taken to keep the ball rolling on the climate policy and political front?… Read More

Can We Have a Sustainable Conversation on Climate Change?

But we need a larger and more substantial conversation on the underlying issues related to climate change and the ecological health of the planet.… Read More

Tornado Outbreak Raises Climate Change Questions

Tornado Outbreak Raises Climate Change Questions

Those of us who write about climate change are often accused of attempting to link every unusual weather event to climate change, as if increasing air and ocean temperatures can explain everything.… Read More

Of Mideast Revolts and Global Warming

It's not everyday you hear scholars talking up the unintentional benefits of global warming.… Read More

Interactive Map: All the World’s Nuclear Reactors

Interactive Map: All the World’s Nuclear Reactors

This map shows every nuclear reactor that has ever been connected to the electric grid, as well as a number of plants (though not all) that are planned.… Read More