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42 Years Later, Do We Suffer Green Fatigue on Earth Day?

Published: April 22nd, 2012

Loss of ‘Largest Wetland’ Could Tip Ocean Balance

Published: April 21st, 2012

Warming Climate Sets Microbe Evolution in Ice in Motion

Published: April 21st, 2012

Bugs in the Ice Sheets: Melting Glaciers Free Old Bacteria

Published: April 21st, 2012

Image of the Day: Warming Keeps Them Busy as a Bee

Published: April 21st, 2012

Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning

Published: April 20th, 2012

Pollen Searches are on the Rise

Published: April 18th, 2012

Spring Comes Early Across the U.S.

Published: April 18th, 2012

Extreme Weather and Climate Change: The Public Gets It

Published: April 18th, 2012

Forget the Warm Winter: Let’s Talk About the Cold

Published: April 16th, 2012

State-by-State Look at How Early Spring Has Arrived

Published: April 15th, 2012

Warming Atlantic Ocean Primes the Amazon for Fire

Published: April 14th, 2012

Global Warming Coastal Flood Risk

Published: April 12th, 2012

Warming Winters in the U.S.

Published: April 12th, 2012

Image of the Day: Climate Change Idea Floats to Surface

Published: April 12th, 2012

Image of the Day: Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home

Published: April 11th, 2012

Image of the Day: Signs of Spring Spread Their Wings

Published: April 10th, 2012

Warmest Ever? You Bet. March Temps Fry All Records

Published: April 9th, 2012

The New Geopolitics of Global Warming

Published: April 8th, 2012

Image of the Day: It’s a Jungle out There

Published: April 8th, 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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Renewable Fuel Standard

The federal Renewable Fuel Standard encourages U.S. corn ethanol producers to boost production to 9 billion gallons by 2008.