http://dir.salon.com/topics/global_warming/?source=rss&aim=global_warming en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT By Fred Haefele Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/03/ameya_preserve/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/03/ameya_preserve/index.html?source=rss When the locals cried green-wash, the elite developer cried class envy. Welcome to Paradise Valley. By Elizabeth Grossman Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/30/arctic_pollutants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/30/arctic_pollutants/index.html?source=rss 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. Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/29/polar_bears/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/29/polar_bears/index.html?source=rss A court victory for the bruins. By Michael T. Klare Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/24/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/24/oil/index.html?source=rss In the new world order, energy scarcity will dominate our lives -- determining when we drive, if we travel, and what we eat. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/22/fedex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/22/fedex/index.html?source=rss But what's the company going to do when it absolutely, positively has to offset its humongous carbon footprint? By Joseph Romm Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/22/earth_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/22/earth_day/index.html?source=rss Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/17/bush_and_the_neanderthals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/17/bush_and_the_neanderthals/index.html?source=rss 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? Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/14/sea_level_rise_explorer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/14/sea_level_rise_explorer/index.html?source=rss Should you fear the ocean? Take a spin on the Sea Level Rise Explorer and find out. By Joseph Romm Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/solar_electric_thermal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/solar_electric_thermal/index.html?source=rss The solar energy you haven't heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come. By Elizabeth Svoboda Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/02/geoengineering/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/02/geoengineering/index.html?source=rss Global warming demands more than do-gooder actions. It demands "geoengineering" -- like blocking the sun's rays with stratospheric dirt. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/26/antarctic_ice_shelf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/26/antarctic_ice_shelf/index.html?source=rss Another big chunk of ice starts to crumble way down south. But is the continent as a whole warming or cooling? By Dan Hoyle Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/25/oil_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/25/oil_politics/index.html?source=rss Why I hope the president of Nigeria will make good on his plans to attend my show on oil politics. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/17/polar_bear_hunting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/17/polar_bear_hunting/index.html?source=rss 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. By Joseph Romm Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/15/obama_clinton_global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/15/obama_clinton_global_warming/index.html?source=rss Earth, that is. Our energy expert cracks open the Democratic candidates' proposals on global warming -- and is impressed. By Pablo Päster Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/10/ask_pablo_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/10/ask_pablo_kids/index.html?source=rss I'm trying to decide whether to have a second child. Will I be contributing to global warming? Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/norways_moon_shot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/norways_moon_shot/index.html?source=rss Who says burying carbon dioxide in caverns beneath the sea will never work? Norway's been doing it for a decade Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/28/alaska_finland_and_exxon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/28/alaska_finland_and_exxon/index.html?source=rss Flooded villages in Alaska, record grain harvests in Finland. Who's to blame? How 'bout Exxon? Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/slavery_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/slavery_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss Then: Abolition would wreak havoc on the economy of the South. Now: Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol would punish all Americans. By Joseph Romm Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/global_warming_deniers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/global_warming_deniers/index.html?source=rss Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/21/paleotempestology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/21/paleotempestology/index.html?source=rss It was a dark and stormy night. 3000 years ago. We think. Maybe By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/14/sissy_nation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/14/sissy_nation/index.html?source=rss In his new book, John Strausbaugh claims everyone in America has been "sissified," including the 2008 presidential contenders. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/08/california_air_pollution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/08/california_air_pollution/index.html?source=rss A short history of Californian efforts to stop air pollution, with a cameo by Ronald Reagan. By Joseph Romm Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/08/mccain_global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/08/mccain_global_warming/index.html?source=rss Why John McCain is not the candidate to stop global warming. Andrew Leonard Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/31/anthropocene/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/31/anthropocene/index.html?source=rss Millenium, schmillenium: Humans have made such a mess it's time for a whole new epoch. By Eryn Loeb Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2008/01/30/conversations_crow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2008/01/30/conversations_crow/index.html?source=rss 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.