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Podcast: What To Do With CO2

Published: March 1st, 2011
Last revised: March 1st, 2011

Podcast: Balancing an Emissions Budget

Published: August 23rd, 2010
Last revised: December 9th, 2010

Podcast: Grappling with America’s Difficult Climate Choices

Published: July 29th, 2010
Last revised: July 29th, 2010

Greenhouse gas emissions from nuclear electricity: low, but not zero

Published: April 26th, 2010
Last revised: August 13th, 2010

Farming new land can release lots of CO2 into the atmosphere

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: July 17th, 2010

CO2 put in the air by burning fossil fuels has a chemical signature

Published: June 1st, 2008
Last revised: July 15th, 2010

The planet ‘breathes’

Published: June 1st, 2008
Last revised: July 15th, 2010

CO2 levels in the atmosphere help set the planet’s temperature

Published: June 1st, 2008
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

News, Blogs & Features

May 23rd, 2012 - The Issue of Population is More Than a Little Radioactive
May 23rd, 2012 - Image of the Day: The Elephant in the Living Room
May 22nd, 2012 - G-8 Leaders Agree to Cut Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases
May 22nd, 2012 - Digging into Climate Change, Students Find Much More
May 22nd, 2012 - The Joplin Tornado, One Year Later: Where Does it Rank?

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Colorado River Basin Supply vs. Use

With drought, increasing water consumption, and climate change, the Colorado River Basin faces potential water shortages.

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