Can an abundance of sea otters help reverse a principal cause of global warming? Hearty appetite allows kelp forests to thrive and absorb CO2 A new study by two UC Santa Cruz researchers sug... Read more
I’m an optimist, I really am, especially when it comes to technology and its ability to transform the world. But today I can’t shake the feeling that we as a species are really screwing up.... Read more
YOU don’t have to be a climate scientist these days to know that the climate has problems. You just have to step outside. The United States is now enduring its warmest year on record, and th... Read more
The shrubs that are already there are transforming into trees in just a few decades In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic... Read more
The Backbone of the Electric System “Energy policy” and “clean energy” may be political hot buttons this year, but the technological realities and challenges to achieving energy and e... Read more
It’s a message no one wants to hear: To slow down global warming, we’ll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world’s economies work. Th... Read more
The largest source, however, is agriculture Human-made nitrogen now affects even isolated waterways, presaging a world where humanity drives the natural cycle of this vital nutrient. Scienti... Read more
Inexpensive and technologically accessible ways of capturing these gases Year after year, the world’s nations gather to find ways to reduce carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, wi... Read more
A short list of relatively simple actions A short list of relatively simple actions taken to reduce greenhouse gases other than CO2 could help put the brakes on global warming–i... Read more
These inexpensive materials achieved some of the highest carbon dioxide removal rates ever reported Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide... Read more
Environmentalism, like politics in general, is depressingly polarized these days. On one side, alarmists like the activist Bill McKibben, climatologist James Hansen and blogger Joe Ro... Read more
James Hansen said today that two degrees is too much A mantra that has driven global negotiations on carbon dioxide emissions for years has been that policy-makers must prevent warmin... Read more
This will require some “energy miracles.” In February 2010, Bill Gates stood up and presented a TED talk on what we can do to improve the lives of the poorest 2 billion people on the planet.... Read more
Global warming is real Global warming is real, according to a major study released Oct. 20. Despite issues raised by climate change skeptics, the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study fin... Read more
How will mankind keep the lights on and the temperature down? AS THE American presidential election approaches, expect to hear plenty of talk in the months ahead about “energy independence”.... Read more
