http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ClimatologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Climatology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:02:55 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Climatology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Climatology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.copenhagen.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.copenhagen.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month for a climate change summit, the White House said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/23/news/economy/climate_change.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/23/news/economy/climate_change.fortune/index.htmLars G. Josefsson showed up at the UN General Assembly in New York City in September with a petition signed by 244,500 people that called for action on climate change, including the fixing of a global price for carbon emissions.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/23/hacker.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/23/hacker.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn online debate over global warming science has broken out after an unknown hacker broke into the e-mail server at a prominent climate-research center, stole more than a thousand e-mails about global warming and posted them online.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/23/climate.report.wwf.allianz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/23/climate.report.wwf.allianz/index.html#cnnSTCTextA possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/climate.change.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/climate.change.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the steep, dusty slopes of the Chacaltaya mountains, thousands of meters above sea level in the Bolivian Andes, the hardy farmers tending root crops or herding llamas have no need of scientists or climatologists to measure the impact of global warming.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/13/news/economy/globalwarming_deal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/13/news/economy/globalwarming_deal/index.htmThe success of a congressional effort to push through stymied climate change legislation remains far from a sure thing.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmWhatever happened to all those new nuclear power plants the country was supposed to build?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmIf Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/28/climate.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/28/climate.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe last 50 years have borne witness to a spate of climate-related disasters across the world causing over 800,000 fatalities and $1 trillion in economic losses.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/un.china.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/un.china.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese President Hu Jintao told a U.N. summit on climate change Tuesday that China will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase reliance on clean energy sources in coming years.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama joined other world leaders Tuesday in calling for immediate and substantive steps to combat climate change, saying failure to act now would bring "irreversible catastrophe."Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world's tropical forests are disappearing, and one reason is simple economics: People, companies and governments earn more by logging, mining or farming places such as the Amazon jungle than by conserving them.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/un.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/un.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders converge Tuesday in New York to focus on climate change, with the clock ticking down toward a summit this year in Denmark, where a global climate change pact is to be signed.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/03/arctic.warmest.temperatures/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/03/arctic.warmest.temperatures/index.html#cnnSTCTextArctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years, new research indicates.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/18/ancient.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/18/ancient.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTextAncient man may have started global warming through massive deforestation and burning that could have permanently altered the Earth's climate, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/16/climatechange.environmentalistview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/16/climatechange.environmentalistview/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou're probably not thinking about what you would like for Christmas yet. But ask any environmentalist for their ideal gift and you'll get a version of this answer: a binding agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December that is strong enough to match the science.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat is the future for energy? Where will our power come from by 2020? Send us your thoughts and we'll print the best ones here.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/us.india.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/us.india.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised India's efforts to reduce carbon emissions Sunday, but India's environment minister said the country won't agree to "legally binding" limits on greenhouse gases.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/eco.carbon.accounting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/eco.carbon.accounting/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft had trouble solving the problems with its Vista operating system, so what are its chances of fixing climate change?Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/13/news/economy/white_roofs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/13/news/economy/white_roofs/index.htmAmerica should attack global warming by ... painting rooftops and road surfaces white.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/carbon.capture.storage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/carbon.capture.storage/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the high-stakes game of climate change, the United States and other countries are betting on the idea that technology can make dirty coal cleaner.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/10/green.internet.CO2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/10/green.internet.CO2/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty milligrams; that's the average amount of carbon emissions generated from the time it took you to read the first two words of this article.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/09/g8.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/09/g8.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeaders of both industrialized powers and emerging economies have agreed to work together on setting a goal to limit global warming to levels recommended by scientists, U.S. President Barack Obama said at the G-8 summit.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/economy/cap_and_trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/economy/cap_and_trade/index.htmThe House approved a sweeping energy and climate bill Friday which could for the first time usher in widespread government restrictions on greenhouse gases and help renewable energy become cost competitive with fossil fuels.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/16/climate.change.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/16/climate.change.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextMan-made climate change threatens to stress water resources, challenge crops and livestock, raise sea levels and adversely affect human health, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Tuesday.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/15/ipcc.pachauri.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/15/ipcc.pachauri.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has rejected suggestions that the United States has adopted too soft a stance on climate change negotiations with China.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/10/climate.change.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/10/climate.change.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new kind of refugee is on the rise. And by 2050, there could be as many as 200 million of them.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/20/seoul.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/20/seoul.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged urban leaders and policymakers they need to take the lead now in fighting climate change.Wed, 20 May 2009 08:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/magazines/fortune/globalwarming.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/magazines/fortune/globalwarming.fortune/index.htmWith Congress about to take up sweeping climate-change legislation, expect to hear more in coming weeks from John Christy, director of the Earth System Science Center at University of Alabama-Huntsville.Thu, 14 May 2009 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/24/climate.change.eskimos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/24/climate.change.eskimos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe indigenous people of Alaska have stood firm against some of the most extreme weather conditions on Earth for thousands of years. But now, flooding blamed on climate change is forcing at least one Eskimo village to move to safer ground.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/27/us.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/27/us.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton told representatives of the world's leading economies Monday that the United States is no longer "absent without leave" in the global warming debate.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/plants.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/plants.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTextPlants absorbed carbon dioxide more efficiently under polluted skies than they would have done in a cleaner atmosphere, according to new findings published this week in Nature magazine.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/20/thin.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/20/thin.global.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's yet another reason to stay in shape: Thinner people contribute less to global warming, according to a new study.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/17/greenhouse.gas.hazard.epa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/17/greenhouse.gas.hazard.epa/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix heat-trapping gases that contribute to air pollution pose potential health hazards, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday in a landmark announcement that could lead to regulation of the gases.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/irreversible.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/irreversible.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world is facing an increasing risk of "irreversible" climate shifts because worst-case scenarios warned of two years ago are being realized, an international panel of scientists has warned.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.science/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.science/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama reversed the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not ideology."Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/18/ecoforests.carbonsink/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/18/ecoforests.carbonsink/index.html#cnnSTCTextUndisturbed tropical forests are absorbing nearly one-fifth of the CO2 released by burning fossil fuels, a new study has found.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnvironmentalists are encouraged by President Barack Obama's focus this week on renewable energy and stricter emissions standards, although some economists are skeptical he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/29/news/international/dumaine_davos.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/29/news/international/dumaine_davos.fortune/index.htmAlthough topic A at Davos is the financial meltdown, a few brave souls took it upon themselves to grapple with the still existing - and for the last few months largely ignored - problem of global warming.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/gore.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/gore.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuggesting that the planet will soon reach an irreversible "tipping point" of damage to the climate, former Vice President Al Gore told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States needs to join international talks on a treaty.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/gore.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/gore.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. Vice President Al Gore is expected to tell a Senate panel on Wednesday that the United States needs to provide leadership on the world stage in tackling climate change, a Senate aide said.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/23/japan.rocket.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/23/japan.rocket.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Japanese space agency launched a satellite Friday that will measure greenhouse gases from the earth's orbit.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/eco.globalwarmingsurvey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/eco.globalwarmingsurvey/index.html#cnnSTCTextHuman-induced global warming is real, according to a recent U.S. survey based on the opinions of 3,146 scientists. However there remains divisions between climatologists and scientists from other areas of earth sciences as to the extent of human responsibility.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/carbon_tax/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/carbon_tax/index.htmTo save the planet and move away from imported fuel, some say a big energy tax is the best way to go.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/30/polar.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/30/polar.warming/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists think they have uncovered conclusive proof that human activity is responsible for rising temperatures in both polar regions.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/17/Nuclear.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/17/Nuclear.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTextOf all the power supplies in the energy mix, nuclear has historically been the most criticized and controversial. But this most unpopular of power sources has recently resurfaced in political and economic dialogue.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/10/carbon.scenarios/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/10/carbon.scenarios/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf climate change were a small house fire, current policy in the European Union and the United Kingdom would ensure that it would destroy not just the house but the entire suburb.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/comedy.jihad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/comedy.jihad/index.html#cnnSTCTextGlobal warming and the state of the planet aren't exactly laughing matters, but for comedian Abie Philbin Bowman, the dire environmental outlook has at least one bright side.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/20/pachauri.climate.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/20/pachauri.climate.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has described as "tragic" the lack of action on climate change by developed countries.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebate is rife in Australian political circles about whether carbon trading is the way forward for climate change abatement.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/10/nasa.climatetimemachine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/10/nasa.climatetimemachine/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt can often seem like hard work keeping track of the changes happening to our planet. Another day, another new prediction. Another week, another warning. It's enough to make even the most conscientious climate change student issue a weary discombobulated sigh.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/20/black.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/20/black.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new study investigating the amount of carbon in Australian soil has cast doubt over the accuracy of current climate models in predicting future levels of global warming.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/17/pope.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/17/pope.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextGlobal warming data is released constantly these days -- and all of it shows that our planet is in peril.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/economy/oil_eia_outlook/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/economy/oil_eia_outlook/index.htmDespite the recent rout in oil prices, the government expects crude to shoot back up over the long term. That is expected to result in a drastic drop in oil imports and a greater use of renewable energy.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/10/schweiger.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/10/schweiger.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTextNature can be amazingly resilient, capable of adapting to constantly changing ecological conditions. And yet, this resiliency is limited and rapidly reaching the breaking point.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/obama.gore/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/obama.gore/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith former Vice President Al Gore at his side, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it's time the issue of climate change is dealt with in a "serious way."Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/your.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/your.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's no point in having a debate without varied points of view. Send us an email by filling out the form on the front page, file an iReport or click on the "Sound Off" button at the bottom of this page.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:10:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe new President's first order of business? Don't be George W. BushMon, 03 Nov 2008 21:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1853871,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1853871,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt may seem like common sense to wait until there is proof of the damage of global warming before taking action. But by then it will be too late -- so scientists must do a better job of explaining the dangers nowTue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/eco.films/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/eco.films/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a new wave of horror films stalking the box office.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/technology/ben_jerrys.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/technology/ben_jerrys.fortune/index.htmNo one wants melting ice cream. Nor do we want melting polar ice caps. The trouble is, keeping our ice cream cold warms the planet because powerful greenhouse gases are used in most refrigerators and freezers in the U.S.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/20/wwf.climate.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/20/wwf.climate.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextClimate change is happening faster than previously predicted according to a new World Wildlife Fund report.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/17/geology.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/17/geology.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr Jan Zalasiewicz is the author of "The Earth After Us -- What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?" His book examines what might remain of our civilization in the strata 100 million years from now, and how aliens might piece together the story of the planet and our brief but dramatic impact on it.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAutumn temperatures in the Arctic are at record levels, the Arctic Ocean is getting warmer and less salty as sea ice melts, and reindeer herds appear to be declining, researchers reported ThursdayThu, 16 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/10/eco.presidenteco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/10/eco.presidenteco/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to successful electioneering, Bill Clinton's unofficial 1992 campaign mantra for the U.S. presidency, "It's the economy, stupid" often holds true, but what about the environment?Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy creating reserves, researchers have given animals the safehouses they need to thrive. But as climate change encroaches on that territory, they'll need escape routes to surviveMon, 13 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847409,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847409,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe economy has trumped the environment as the issue du jour, but there's a way that government can commit to saving both at onceWed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolar bears will now be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/02/700bn.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/02/700bn.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernments around the world continue to pump billions of dollars into financial markets, but there is still no telling whether the "injections of liquidity" will be enough to prevent "this sucker" -- to quote the President of the United States -- from going down.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou wanted to know more about carbon trading, and Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Emissions at Merrill Lynch answered.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions2/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou wanted to know more about carbon trading, and Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Emissions at Merrill Lynch answered you questions.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSeven Western states and four Canadian provinces on Tuesday proposed a comprehensive program to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, manufacturers and vehiclesTue, 23 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/economy/gunther_paulson.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/economy/gunther_paulson.fortune/index.htmTreasury Secretary Hank Paulson has careened from crisis to crisis lately, backing the Bear Stearns rescue, engineering the government takeover of Fannie Mae, refusing to commit taxpayer money to save Lehman Brothers, and Friday announcing a massive program to help banks offload mortgage-related assets.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMayor Richard M. Daley has announced a plan to dramatically slash emissions of heat-trapping gases, part of an effort to fight global warming and become one of the greenest cities in the nationFri, 19 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIf you think your allergies are bad now, hold on to your handkerchief. Global warming is bound to make them worseTue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsProducing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire seasonFri, 05 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data CenterWed, 27 Aug 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836269,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836269,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environmentTue, 26 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834011,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834011,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issueTue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1832164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1832164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The White House's proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act is its latest end-run around Congress to undo one of the real success stories of the green movementTue, 12 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/11/technology/jpmorgan_carbon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/11/technology/jpmorgan_carbon.fortune/index.htmBy any measure, it is a long way from the Park Avenue headquarters of JPMorgan Chase, the global investment bank that generated revenues of $100 billion last year, to the dusty streets of Kampala, Uganda, where a poor woman can buy a new cook stove for about $6.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 15th UN climate change summit will convene in Copenhagen in December 2009, and world leaders will begin discussing a successor to KyotoMon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGlobal warming is a slow, imperceptible process. On a tour of Greenland, a TIME reporter almost sees it happeningMon, 04 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/climate.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/climate.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTextHuman-induced climate change is thought to be one of the greatest challenges facing mankind in the 21st Century. A change in temperature of only a couple of degrees has the potential to adversely impact economies, communities and ecosystems throughout the world.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1826813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1826813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsClimate change has turned carbon into an enemy of the environment, but a new book puts the infamous element in its proper (and less villainous) contextSun, 27 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIf politicians can't agree to renew credits for businesses that create renewable power, both the economy and the environment will sufferMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/gore.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/gore.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States should be making all of its electricity with renewable and carbon-free energy in 10 years, former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe global-warming guru says Americans must replace fossil-fuel power plants with renewable energy within 10 years. But can this "moral and spiritual challenge" be met?Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Court affects environmental policy more than you may realize. And it may only be as green as our next PresidentTue, 15 Jul 2008 05:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a global climate-change strategy, claiming "significant progress"Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/g8.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/g8.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextA call from the world's most powerful nations to establish the goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2050, was criticized by environmentalists Tuesday.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCovering the coming eco-apocalypse can be depressing business. But Rob Kutner sees the good times in end timesSat, 05 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/green.hughblog3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/green.hughblog3/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is a sign of the times that the craziest thing I have seen this week was not Daryl Hannah licking surplus fuel off the petrol cap (or whatever she would call it) of her 60s-era Chevrolet El Camino.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/economy/election_green.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/economy/election_green.fortune/index.htmWhat senators McCain and Obama believe about U.S. energy policy matters - hugely. To fight global warming, the next President will oversee the transition to a new, green economy, which will result in one of the biggest business transformations of the 21st century and potentially one of the largest transfers of wealth since the creation of the income tax.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818783,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818783,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAhead of next week's G8 summit in Japan, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for a united front against global warmingSat, 28 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EDT