Bill Gates Explains How to Make Climate Progress in a World Eating Meat and...
Bill Gates replies to questions from Times readers on meat, gas guzzling, overcoming the vast oil industry and more.
View ArticleA Call for College Students to Help Shape Their States’ Clean Power Plans
Students across the country are preparing to meet state officials on April 4 to state their views on how to meet emissions targets set in the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.
View ArticleThe Obama-Trudeau Climate Pledge Contains Overdue Steps to Fix Natural Gas Leaks
President Obama includes an overdue domestic push to cut leaks in America's vast natural gas system in a joint announcement with his Canadian counterpart.
View ArticleWhile They Were Shouting – A Botanist’s Lament About Presidential Politics
A lifelong student and defender of biological diversity laments the lack of a broader view of issues in today's presidential politics.
View ArticleThe Park Service Maps America’s Natural and Human-Made Soundscapes and Silences
New maps by the National Park Service show levels of human and natural sounds around the United States.
View ArticleHumanity’s Future – Fragile or Hyperconnected, or Both?
How changing flows of money, information and trade are rendering old notions of borders and geopolitics obsolete.
View ArticleAnnals of the ‘Methane Age': Gas from Fracked Wells No Longer ‘Unconventional’
A new report shows how profoundly hydraulic fracturing has changed natural gas production in the United States.
View ArticleComment on That Shared Science Story – and Maybe Read it, Too!
In an online environment where Facebook readers comment before reading, is it possible to make veracity cool?
View ArticleThe Future of Zoos
Is there any ethical way to keep apes, elephants and other intelligent animals in captivity given growing understanding of their emotional life -- and rights?
View ArticleIs There a Path to Peace Between Civilians and Police?
Can American communities repair the broken interface between citizens and keepers of the peace?
View ArticleAhead of the Election, Americans’ Climate Concerns Slosh
A new analysis of voters' attitudes on global warming show partisans are alarmed and energized but most Americans are focused elsewhere.
View ArticleBurning Economic Issues Behind America’s Wildfire Problem
Amid failed policies continue to boost risks and costs in America's wildfire zones, some glimpses of hope?
View ArticleAn Analyst of Gothic Monsters Explores Trump’s Appeal
A student of Gothic literary monsters assesses Donald Trump's allure.
View ArticleTrump’s Stance on the Paris Climate Agreement is Criticized by 375 Scientists
Without naming him, several hundred of the nation's leading scientists press Donald Trump to take climate change, and climate diplomacy, seriously.
View ArticleAs Warnings Build, Is There a ‘Spiral of Silence’ on Climate Change?
A new survey shows most Americans are moderately or very interested in global warming, but rarely or never talk about it.
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