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Catastrophic Oil Spill Threat to Canadian River Basin

Published: June 16th, 2013

British Columbia Rejects Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Expansion

Published: June 4th, 2013

Warmer Climate Threatens Africa’s Vital Cassava Crop

Published: May 11th, 2013

Shale Mining in Great Barrier Reef ‘Likely to be Banned’

Published: April 27th, 2013

Carbon Bubble May Plunge the World into Financial Crisis

Published: April 20th, 2013

Overseas Demand Breathes New Life into U.S. Coal

Published: April 2nd, 2013

Countries in Asia Cutting Carbon Faster than Europe

Published: March 31st, 2013

Shell Barred From Arctic Drilling Without Overhaul

Published: March 15th, 2013

Shell to Suspend Arctic Offshore Drilling Program

Published: March 2nd, 2013

Nuclear Power Cannot Compete with Cheap Shale Gas

Published: February 19th, 2013

Ex-IPCC Head: Prepare for 5°C Warmer World

Published: February 17th, 2013

UK’s Nuke Plans Lose Traction with Shift to Renewables

Published: February 10th, 2013

India Confronts Huge Climate Change Challenge

Published: February 4th, 2013

Salazar Leaves Contested Legacy as Interior Secretary

Published: January 21st, 2013

Coal to Challenge Oil’s Dominance by 2017, Says IEA

Published: December 31st, 2012

Keystone XL Will Not Use Advanced Leak Detection

Published: December 30th, 2012

It’s Not Too Late to Limit Global Temperatures - But Almost

Published: December 21st, 2012

China & U.S. Hold the Key to New Global Climate Deal

Published: December 15th, 2012

How Safe Are America’s 2.5 Million Miles of Pipelines?

Published: December 3rd, 2012

Blackouts Illuminate the Bright Side of Rooftop Solar

Published: December 2nd, 2012

News, Blogs & Features

Jun 18th, 2013 - Record 2012 Greenland Melt Challenges Climate Models
Jun 18th, 2013 - All-Time Heat Records Broken in . . . Alaska?!
Jun 18th, 2013 - U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas
Jun 17th, 2013 - Look Out Below: Antarctic Melting From Underneath
Jun 16th, 2013 - Catastrophic Oil Spill Threat to Canadian River Basin

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My Chernobyl

In November 1995 Climate Central's Shari Bell traveled to Chernobyl in the Ukrainian republic. Here's her story in photos.