This week a couple of Members of Congress have thrown their ideas on budget cutting into the mix by proposing legislation to end all subsidies to fossil fuel industries. Led … Read more
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Stem Fest 2012: Missing Tulips Point to Global Climate Change
Spring is in the air in Michigan. The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing and the tulips… well, they’ve already bloomed. Their premature blossoming is causing trouble for the … Read more
Heartland Suggests (and Quickly Retracts) That Believing in Climate Change Puts You in League With the Unabomber
A few hours ago, a news item about our old pals at the Heartland Institute was flying around the internet at light speed. It seems that in preparation for their annual … Read more
Connecting the Dots for Critters: More Weather and Climate Extremes Affect Wildlife Too
On Saturday May 5, 350.org is holding a worldwide Climate Impacts Day to draw attention to how climate change is causing more extreme weather and climate events, often with devastating … Read more
Petition Asks Discovery Channel to Stand Up for Climate Science
Conservationists have been raving about the amazing images of wildlife surviving in frigid habitats depicted in the Discovery Channel’s Frozen Planet series, but they’ve also noticed something missing – an honest … Read more
Photo of the Day: Frozen Forest
Climate change is fueling more extreme wildfires in the West. You can help us fight the effects of carbon emissions and help wildlife everywhere. This Photo of the Day was donated … Read more
Finding Hope in a Texas Wind Farm
Many days it’s rather depressing to be a climate scientist. It can be hard to keep a positive outlook when we seem to be on a trajectory toward more and … Read more
