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Giving climate pact legal teeth could make it toothless
As negotiators gather in Peru for a critical round of climate talks, U.S. delegates are straining to explain what they call a “counterintuitive” reality.
John Upton

Dec 5, 2014

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What’s at stake in Lima climate talks
The stakes in Lima are tropospheric, and far clearer now than when Kyoto was negotiated.
John Upton

Nov 28, 2014

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2014 set for record hot; record cold thing of the past
We are on track to see 2014 set the mark for hottest year on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
Andrea Thompson

Nov 21, 2014

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Post climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire
The odds that any climate agreement among the biggest greenhouse emitters will succeed became a little greater as China & U.S. commit to slash carbon pollution.
Bobby Magill

Nov 13, 2014

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LEDs the fast-rising heroes of efficiency
Once the stuff of electronics geeks rifling through circuit board component drawers at Radio Shack, LEDs are today the rising heroes of energy efficiency.
Bobby Magill

Nov 11, 2014

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UN climate report rings alarm, offers guidance
The most sophisticated, comprehensive and succinct scientific account of the impacts of human activity on the world was published Sunday.
John Upton

Nov 3, 2014

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An ill wind blows in Antarctica, threatens global flooding
Winds of change are blowing over already gale-swept South Pole, threatening to hasten Antarctic melting and worsen flooding around the globe.
John Upton

Oct 31, 2014

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Australia blasted by record heat — again
Another sweaty weekend for Australians with Saturday’s continent-wide average maximum topping 36°C — a record for October.
John Upton

Oct 28, 2014

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Drought dries up California hydropower, focus on solar, wind
As California’s historic drought dries up the state’s water supplies and withers its crops, it’s also shaking up the way electricity is produced there.
Bobby Magill

Oct 7, 2014

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New study shows relying on gas transition an impediment to renewables
New study suggests push toward natural gas is not only a distraction from “decarbonizing” the U.S., it could also make climate change worse.
Bobby Magill

Sep 25, 2014

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