Climate Change

By Lynne Peeples AUSTIN, Tex. -- Replacing fossil fuels with clean energy alternatives such as wind and solar is an important aim. But if the end goal is sustainability, that swap is simply not enough, accordin...

By Marc Gunther Those pesky activists from the Rainforest Action Network are at it again. Today (May 19), four activists including a couple costumed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse were arrested outside the Burban...

By James Gerken A study from a multi-state air quality agency suggests that there may be a huge economic incentive to enacting a clean fuels standard (CFS) and pursuing low-carbon fuels in the Northeast.  ...

A new study suggests that plants and animals are moving as the climate changes.   Red Orbit reports on research published in the journal Science, showing that as temperatures rise, plants and animals are m...

On April 20, 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing eleven and injuring seventeen. This tragedy led to an oil spill that has been recognized as one of the largest environmental disasters i...

Speaking in Aspen last Thursday, former Vice President Al Gore warned of the impacts of global warming. In sharp contrast to previous appearances, however, Gore may have frothed at the mouth a bit when he told ...

  In a muddy pile of sand where a pond once flowed in the Texas Panhandle, dead fish, their flesh already decayed and feasted on by maggots, lie with their mouths open. Nearby, deer munch on the equivalent...

If the rising risks of Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis or Babesiosis weren't reasons enough to take extra precautions while outdoors this summer -- and to do a thorough tick check before going back inside -- researc...

By Tara Kelly Conservative white males are more likely to endorse climate change denial than the rest of the American public, says a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Global Environmental ...