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Bismarck Tribune editorial: Alternative energy jobs pay green

It’s no dig to say North Dakota has a long and profitable relationship with lignite coal. And it will likely continue. But make no mistake, the development of alternative energy […]

Senator Byrd stunner:

Change has been a constant throughout the history of our coal industry. West Virginians can choose to anticipate change and adapt to it, or resist and be overrun by it. […]

Climate scoreboard tracks Copenhagen progress in real time

The Climate Scoreboard is a new, easily accessible tool for understanding and tracking the global climate change negotiations in real time. This new online resource– an embeddable widget, a short […]

What percentage of warming is due to humans vs. natural causes?

NASA scientist Gavin Schmidt continues to do terrific blogging at RealClimate explaining climate science and the immateriality of the illegally hacked e-mails to our broad understanding of human-caused global warming.  […]

Nature editorial: Hacked emails do nothing to undermine science

Stolen e-mails have revealed no scientific conspiracy, but do highlight ways in which climate researchers could be better supported in the face of public scrutiny. The e-mail archives stolen last […]

Exclusive with National Renewable Energy Laboratory director

  So I just got a new Flip UltraHD camcorder in preparation for my trip to Copenhagen. Indeed, the entire Center for American Progress team will be outfitted with Flips […]

NASA’s James Hansen on hacked emails

Our top climate scientist was interviewed by Newsweek‘s Science Editor last week. Sharon Begley talked to Hansen “on the eve of the publication of his first book, Storms of My […]

Phil Jones to stand down as CRU investigator

Professor Phil Jones has today announced that he will stand aside as Director of the Climatic Research Unit until the completion of an independent Review resulting from allegations following the […]

Kenya to build huge wind farm as drought curtails hydropower

In January, a consortium of Dutch and Kenyan investors will begin construction on the $760 million project, which envisions more than 350 wind turbines towering over desert expanses near Lake […]

Journal: Cutting greenhouse emissions has major direct health benefits

Strong action will save millions of lives, improve health of billions “Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” So concluded a Lancet—UCL Commission earlier this […]