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Peru: Climate Change Behind Dead Animals?

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:12:57 CDT

Peru may finally have an answer for the 5,000 birds and nearly 900 dolphins that have died on its northern coast: climate change. As waters warm, food supply is disrupted, says the country’s deputy environment minister. A weather expert also confirms warmer waters due to El Niño could be...

Billboard Equates Climate Believers to Crazy Killers

John Johnson — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:24:07 CDT

A conservative think tank has pulled a controversial billboard that compared those who believe in global warming to deranged killers. The Heartland Institute was taking heavy flak for the digital sign in Chicago that featured a photo of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and the question, "I still believe in Global Warming....

Latest Global Warming Culprit: Wind Farms

Mark Russell — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:18:05 CDT

From the damned-if-you-do department: A new study has found that wind farms, those environmentally friendly sources of clean, renewable energy, could be contributing to global warming, reports the Telegraph . The problem is that the giant propellers cause the air to circulate more. That means that during the night warmer air...

Influential Climate Change Scientist: I Was an 'Alarmist'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:32:05 CDT

James Lovelock, a favorite of environmentalists ever since he originated the "Gaia" theory that views the planet as a single organism, admits today that he may have overreacted a bit when it comes to climate change. In recent years, Lovelock hypothesized that billions of us would die within the century—...

Pat Robertson Offers Proof Global Warming Is Hoax

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:55:00 CDT

If you're worried about man-made climate change, stop. Pat Robertson today offered evidence that it's not real. And here it is: There are no SUVs on Mars. Or oil refineries for that matter. "And yet, it’s the relationship to the sun that is affecting the climate on Mars," explained the...

The Coal-Powered Secret of Some Electric Cars

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:21:19 CDT

Your electric car (or the one you dream of having) is greener than your neighbor's gas guzzler—right? Well, scientists now say it depends on where you live, the New York Times reports. For people in states that use natural gas, nuclear power, or hydroelectric power to fire up the...

2012 Obliterating US Heat Records

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:51:56 CDT

If you found yourself thinking last month, "Wow, it's awfully hot for March," you weren't wrong. Temperatures were 8.6 degrees higher than normal last month in the contiguous US, and 6 degrees above average for January, February, and March, the AP reports. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Climate Change Solution: Rebuild Human Beings

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:18:57 CDT

Frustrated by the lack of progress in fighting climate change? Researchers suggest we should consider re-engineering human beings rather than trying to reverse climate change directly, LiveScience reports. "We might not be entirely serious that people should be doing this," says Anders Sandberg, an author of a study coming out...

Thoreau's Journals Help Track Climate Change

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:26:05 CDT

Henry David Thoreau has come to to the rescue of scientists seeking valuable climate data. The Walden author kept meticulous notes of flowering patterns in Concord, Massachusetts, between 1851 and 1858. After crunching Thoreau's numbers, researchers have found the average temperature in Concord has risen an estimated 4.3 degrees...