Global Warming

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Luxury community of "conscience"
When the locals cried green-wash, the elite developer cried class envy. Welcome to Paradise Valley.
Poison ice
As the sea ice melts, a toxic stew of mercury and synthetic chemicals is seeping into the Arctic food web, harming the area's people. We may be next.
Polar bears 1, Bush administration 0
A court victory for the bruins.
Turn down that thermostat, permanently
In the new world order, energy scarcity will dominate our lives -- determining when we drive, if we travel, and what we eat.
FedEx bets on the California sunshine
But what's the company going to do when it absolutely, positively has to offset its humongous carbon footprint?
Let's dump "Earth Day"
Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves.
George Bush and the Neanderthals
A German politician says mean things about the president's climate change policies. But why did he have to drag innocent Paleolithic hominids into the mix?
How safe are you from the Great Flood?
Should you fear the ocean? Take a spin on the Sea Level Rise Explorer and find out.
The technology that will save humanity
The solar energy you haven't heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come.
The sun blotted out from the sky
Global warming demands more than do-gooder actions. It demands "geoengineering" -- like blocking the sun's rays with stratospheric dirt.
Bye-bye, Antarctica?
Another big chunk of ice starts to crumble way down south. But is the continent as a whole warming or cooling?
The fine art of battling oil addiction
Why I hope the president of Nigeria will make good on his plans to attend my show on oil politics.
Packing heat on polar bears
It's not just the Bush-Cheney oilmen who don't want to list the polar bear as threatened. It's also the trophy hunters and Inuit tribes.
Obama and Clinton plan to cool it
Earth, that is. Our energy expert cracks open the Democratic candidates' proposals on global warming -- and is impressed.
Ask Pablo
I'm trying to decide whether to have a second child. Will I be contributing to global warming?
Norway's moon shot
Who says burying carbon dioxide in caverns beneath the sea will never work? Norway's been doing it for a decade
Conspiracy theory in the frozen North
Flooded villages in Alaska, record grain harvests in Finland. Who's to blame? How 'bout Exxon?
The rhetoric of slavery and climate change
Then: Abolition would wreak havoc on the economy of the South. Now: Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol would punish all Americans.
The cold truth about climate change
Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations.
Prehistoric hurricane spotting
It was a dark and stormy night. 3000 years ago. We think. Maybe
John McCain is running for sissy in chief
In his new book, John Strausbaugh claims everyone in America has been "sissified," including the 2008 presidential contenders.
California knows how to regulate
A short history of Californian efforts to stop air pollution, with a cameo by Ronald Reagan.
No climate for old men
Why John McCain is not the candidate to stop global warming.
Dawning of the age of the Anthropocene
Millenium, schmillenium: Humans have made such a mess it's time for a whole new epoch.
Conversations: Sheryl Crow
The outspoken musician discusses her fiercely personal album "Detour," her dust-up with Karl Rove, and why all she wants to do is save the world.
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