Hunters, Anglers & Climate Change. ‘Out in the woods, on the water, and walking the fields…’ Outdoorsmen and women are experiencing the changing climate first-hand. (2/25/15)
Is Outdoor Hockey History?. Richter, legendary goalie of the New York Rangers, fears a time when frozen ponds and outdoor hockey games are just a fading memory. (2/23/15)
Upper Michigan’s Energy Future. As an old coal-fired power plant is phased out, Michigan’s famous ‘U.P.’ must decide how to meet its energy needs. (2/20/15)
Teens Learn About Climate Change. New research finds adolescents learn climate change science relatively free of pre-existing values and beliefs. (2/19/15)
Bullish Outlook for On-Site Renewable Energy. Picture this: A big concrete parking lot — “An asset that wasn’t particularly attractive” — converted into a small power plant powering the building next door. (2/16/15)
Sandhill Cranes Losing Habitat. The historic California drought is preventing rice farmers from flooding their fields — and reducing the roosting grounds of Sandhill cranes. (2/13/15)
The Beetle and the White Bark Pine. As temperatures rise, beetles are destroying white bark pine forests across the western United States. (2/12/15)
Understanding California’s Persistent Drought. ‘Triple R’ stands for ‘ridiculously resilient ridge,’ and it’s seen as a key to understanding the persistence and resilience of the drought plaguing the nation’s most populated state. (1/29/15)
Combined Heat and Power Seen Boosting Fuel Efficiency. Why waste the energy billowing from smoke stacks when it can be recycled to make electricity? ‘CHP’ efforts seen a plus for the environment, the economy, the bottom line, and the climate. (1/27/15)
Avoiding a ‘Second Dust Bowl’ across the U.S.. The 1934 Dust Bowl was caused by severe widespread drought — and the odds of a severe drought happening again are increasing. (1/20/15)
What’s a Glacier Visitor Center with No Glacier?. It took a 2008 family vacation to Seward, Alaska, for a Missouri businessman to begin focusing on the changing climate and its impacts. (1/9/15)
‘Cli-Fi’ Joining ‘Sci-Fi’ in Movie Theaters. An expert researcher takes an in-depth look at emerging theater interest in ‘cli-fi’…from ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ through ‘Interstellar’ and more to come. (1/7/15)
Pro Sports Teams Increasingly Going ‘Green’. Climate change and a number of other sustainability issues are propelling new actions and commitments on parts of a number of professional sports leagues and teams. (1/5/15)
Better Ranching and Better Stewardship. A California rancher finds soil tests leading to a surprise composting discovery…and increasing carbon take-up holds promise for others. (12/30/14)
Chesapeake Bay Algae vs. Carbon Dioxide?. A Maryland scientist is studying how a strain of algae in the Chesapeake Bay can help combat higher carbon dioxide concentrations. (12/29/14)
One Person’s Waste…Another’s Energy. A Wisconsin firm converts cow manure and methane to provide electricity for a nearby chicken processor. (12/18/14)
Understanding Important Energy Wording. Using less energy vs. using energy better are keys in appreciating energy conservation and energy efficiency. (12/17/14)
Citizen Scientists Tracking Trees’ Adaptations. Quantity, color, size, and other factors are among characteristics volunteers look for in tracking how some trees adapt to climate change. (12/15/14)
From Passive to Interactive to Save Energy on the Grid. If our homes ‘talk’ to the electricity grid — what’s called ‘transactive energy’ — electricity customers should find savings…and reduced CO2 emissions, too. (12/2/14)
Trees: A Means of Cooling Without ‘Chilling’?. A Tualatin River, Oregon, project seeks to use trees and shade to cool water naturally…saving electricity and costs associated with ‘chillers.’ (11/26/14)
Basic Goal of ‘Boulder Strong’ … Resiliency. Clean energy, affordable housing, and local ag products seen critical in city ravaged by wildfires, drought, and massive flooding. (11/19/14)
Biochar: When Their Waste Stream Becomes Our Energy. ‘For us it’s gold,’ says a North Carolina entrepreneur on how his company can dry saw mill wood scraps, leading to energy that helps reduce carbon emissions. (11/17/14)
Rising Storm Tides in NY Harbor. A researcher explores whether Superstorm Sandy was biggest storm ever to hit New York City. (10/28/14)
LA Cool Roofs. Light-colored roofs are helping keep Los Angeles cool. (10/27/14)
Tule Fog and California Agriculture. Tule fogs are important for agriculture, but they struggle in a warmer and drier climate. (10/24/14)
Food Service. Your fork and diet are powerful weapons in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (10/23/14)
Virginia Sea Level Rise. Experts point to Virginia’s long coastline as especially vulnerable to sea level rise. (10/22/14)
Southwest Impacts. The American southwest is likely to be among the country’s hardest-hit areas. (10/21/14)
Seals in Antarctic. Seals in the harsh Atlantic are collecting data in places that humans can’t get to. (10/20/14)
Straight From the Earth. Making a difference ‘one meal at a time’ is how Earthbound Farm co-founder Myra Goodman strives for her goal of seeing people eat more plant-based foods … and more often. (10/17/14)
Hoboken. ‘Long-term solutions’ is what Hoboken, New Jersey, Mayor Dawn Zimmer is looking for after Superstorm Sandy filled the city ‘like a bathtub’ … and convinced her the town now is on the climate change ‘front line.’ (10/16/14)
San Diego’s Desalination Plant. San Diego’s plans to open the world’s largest desalination plant over the next few years is a critical step — one of many — in the efforts of southern California to support a growing population in a warmer and drier climate. (10/15/14)
Purchasing Power. Large institutional purchasers — those buying for government agencies, universities, and large enterprises — hold a vital key in shaping the economy’s selections driving trends in greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations. (10/14/14)
Great Plains Impacts. Additional heat-related stresses on the region’s agricultural interests are in the cards for the country’s Great Plains states, where new approaches to farming and adaptation will be key in a warmer climate. (10/13/14)
Climate Change and Winter Sports. Many of today’s available venues for hosting Winter Olympic sports competitions may not be able to do so much longer. (10/10/14)
Improv. Improvisational jazz and theater exercises are proving useful tools in disaster aid training. (10/9/14)
Charleston. Historic Charleston civic leaders are investing millions of dollars to protect their proud city from mounting rising tides and flooding problems. (10/8/14)
Crop Nutrition. Lower nutritional values of many plants seen as one concerning impact of rising CO2 atmospheric concentrations. (10/7/14)
Greenovate Boston. ‘A real issue here and now’ is how some Boston-area civic leaders view the climate and weather challenges facing their region. (10/6/14)
Village In Retreat. Some of the ‘world’s first climate refugees’ appear to have no option other than to evacuate their Newtok, Alaska, homes. (10/3/14)
Facing Climate Change. Personalized stories, rather than over-reliance on science alone, are the focus of some Pacific Northwest storytellers. (10/2/14)
Florida Climate Compact. Officials from four south Florida counties are united in pursuing ‘practical solutions’ to climate and weather challenges they see across their region now. (10/1/14)
Comedy and Climate. If you can get them laughing, you have a good chance of getting them learning, a stand-up climate comedian advises. (09/30/14)
Liberty Island. The National Park Service is taking steps in New York to help reduce future storm surge inundations of some of the nation’s most well-known national landmarks. (09/29/14)
Urban Heat Islands. More and more urban areas are undertaking ‘cool strategies’ to deal with large cities’ ‘urban heat island’ challenges. (09/26/14)
Tourism. An ‘uncertain future’ lies ahead for those involved with — and enjoying — tourism, one of the world’s largest industries. (09/24/14)
OCO-2. A decade in the making, a new NASA satellite may soon provide much-needed data on just where the world’s carbon dioxide is emitted and absorbed. (09/24/14)
Drought and California Agriculture. Drought-suffering California agricultural interests are having to drill for and pump finite groundwater supplies to support their crops. (09/23/14)
Climate Change As Catalyst of Conflict. High-ranking retired top military officials advise that climate change poses national security risks as a ‘catalyst,’ and no longer solely as a ‘force multiplier.’ (09/22/14)
Boston Monuments Face Risk. Boston’s historic national monuments and treasures face serious threats from gathering storms and rising seas, but help is on the way. (09/19/14)
Risky Business. A powerful group of bipartisan and nonpartisan experts unite to provide a look at climate challenges confronting U.S. business interests. (09/18/14)
Volcanic vs. Human Emissions. Erupting volcanoes prove graphic and memorable mental images, but their total CO2 emissions pale compared with those of human beings. (09/17/14)
Classroom Energy Buddies. Eighth-grade ‘energy buddies’ in a North Carolina community illustrate that teaching and learning go hand-in-hand. (09/16/14)
Louisiana’s Vulnerable Highway One. Louisiana’s vital two-lane ‘oil supply highway’ faces risks of being closed off by a combination of rising sea levels and land subsidence. (09/15/14)
Gainesville Solar Program. Nearly one-quarter of Gainesville’s electricity now comes from renewable energy despite the city’s no longer adding more solar power. (09/12/14)
Cows And Climate. Improved grass management and more efficient grazing practices can combine with less beef consumption as tools for feeding a growing global population. (09/11/14)
Climate Variability. Think Climate: Many ups and downs along a mountain trail hike, but in the end you’re higher up than when you started the march. (09/10/14)
Climate Change Ethics. Benefiting friends, family, children, and grand children makes addressing climate change challenges a ‘positive thing,’ and not a burden or a sacrifice. (09/09/14)
Water’s Flexible Future. ‘Practical and tangible’ are seen as hallmarks in securing water supplies and sanitation and in meeting agricultural needs in a changing climate. (09/08/14)
The Arts and Science. Engaging both the mind and the heart is seen as key in efforts to communicate climate science through the arts. (09/05/14)
Peak Change. Mountain climbers can offer their unique perspectives as first-hand witnesses to a rapidly changing world. (09/04/14)
Mock UN Summit. Role-playing in a mock-United Nations climate summit fills some summer weeks for a handful of youths exploring grand issues they’ll face down the road as adults. (09/03/14)
Scientist Turns Solar. A resident helps neighbors in a North Carolina community find economical approaches to installing solar panels on their homes. (09/02/14)
Science Museum Energy Retrofit. Capturing heat that otherwise would escape to the atmosphere leads to cost savings for a leading science museum sure to have experienced its share of brisk wintry days. (09/01/14)
Alpine of the Americas Project. Side-by-side then/now photos of a particular landscape are offering visual proof of often dramatic changes occurring over the course of years. (08/29/14)
Climate or Weather. Understanding similarities and differences between weather and climate is key to understanding both, but often not widely understood. (08/28/14)
Alligator River. Tree plantings and reefs made from oyster shells are among tools being used in a North Carolina wildlife refuge to help fend-off one of the highest rates of sea-level rise in the country. (08/27/14)
Lyme Disease. The number of incidences of Lyme disease, brought on by some tick bites, stems in part from warmer winters and wetter summers, and Lyme now is the country’s fastest-growing vector-borne disease. (08/26/14)
Allergies Alert. Millions of Americans experience seasonal allergies, some pointing to earlier onsets and longer-lived effects, and researchers point to more pollen in our future. (08/25/14)
Climate and Steroids. We see more home runs when a baseball player gets “juiced” by improperly using steroids, and scientists warn that the climate can get “juiced” too. (08/22/14)
El Niño. Scientists are concerned that the next strong El Niño — when it occurs and not if it occurs — may pack a greater wallop and more widespread and costly damages across North America. (08/21/14)
Crazy About Coffee. “Peace of mind in a cup” — it’s what some of us want in our much-needed morning cup of coffee, but in a warmer climate it’s likely to come with an increased price tag. (08/20/14)
Climate As Local Narrative. Iowa City has long been a writer’s haven in America’s heartland. But now it’s also a city of climate action, as writers plant seeds of change. (08/19/14)
Green Tea Coalition. Environmentalists and Tea Partiers are frequently at odds with each other, but in Georgia, they sometimes dance to the same tune. (08/18/14)
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