tag: global warming

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Our Trial By Fire
While October's California fires grabbed the headlines, those in the Rocky Mountain West were even worse. In his dispatch from Montana, the author ponders a burning land in the era of global warming.
Comments (4) | December 1, 2007
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Another Giant Step?
Data-gathering probes, left behind on the moon in 1971, yield valuable insights into the terrestrial climate system.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007
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Biologists Dig Deeper
Canada's new Biotron superlab contains miniature chunks of the natural world that will help us predict the impact of climate change on living organisms.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007
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They Didn't Mean That
The Bush administration edits the Centers for Disease Control on global warming.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007
living green

How to Get Wild in Your Garden
How to turn your garden into a wild kingdom -- and counteract the effects of global warming.
Comments (2) | December 1, 2007
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So What Does Leo Think?
In the week before the release of his documentary, The 11th Hour, Leonardo DiCaprio spoke with senior editor Laura Wright from his home in Los Angeles about why he made the film.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007
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In Search of a Happy Ending
Inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's new documentary, The 11th Hour, we asked a few great minds to get past the gloom and doom and tell us how to save the world.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007
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Come Back, Sir Richard
Global warming champion Richard Branson must have winced when his former company, Virgin Records, announced the Spice Girls reunion tour. Their mode of transport: a Lear Jet for each girl.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007
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Q & A: Our Weather Man
Meet Howard Frumkin, the physician whose job is to protect the health of our nation against the onslaught of global warming.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007
dispatches

Conquering Our Invisible Energy Demons
Renovating old buildings can help curb global warming -- big time -- and put money back in owners' pockets
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007