#climate change


# science    

pollution denial, the hot new trend ready to kill you for a quick profit

Fossil fuel lobbyists are ready to give you asthma, COPD, and even lung cancer if it means they and their clients can make an extra dollar.
pollution denial, the hot new trend ready to kill you for a quick profit

# science    

can we really re-ice the arctic?

With no faith in politicians to help combat global warming, some scientists are turning to geo-engineering as a possible solution.
can we really re-ice the arctic?

# science    

no, we're not about to see another ice age

Climate change denialists have ran out of contrarian theories so they decided to recycle an old one.
no, we're not about to see another ice age

# tech    

why you can only fight reality for so long

Ignoring reality will always, always return to bite you were it hurts most. The only question is when it will strike.
why you can only fight reality for so long

# tech    

the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee

The House Science and Technology Committee continues to plunge deeper and deeper into denialism and inanity.
the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee

# oddities    

when your conspiracy has too many villains

To keep their jobs, climate change denialists erected a conspiracy theory that's buckling under its own weight.
when your conspiracy has too many villains

# science    

does global warming make tornadoes more powerful?

Global warming is making tornado outbreaks more unpredictable and pushing them to extremes.
does global warming make tornadoes more powerful?

# science    

why melting permafrost could mean more disease

Another scary side-effect of global warming may be the resurrection of ancient viruses from melting permafrost.
why melting permafrost could mean more disease

# science    

yes, the ice caps are melting, but is that bad?

Just to play Devil's advocate, what if we let the Arctic melt a bit to get the benefits of a Northwest Passage?
yes, the ice caps are melting, but is that bad?

# science    

egads! an actual, scientific climate change debate!

Massive volcanic eruptions leave their mark on the climate record we can gleam from tree rings. And some scientists have new ideas for how to best track them...
egads! an actual, scientific climate change debate!

# science    

why heat waves do matter in the end

An individual heat wave may not mean much. But we're not seeing the occasional heat wave, we're seeing a disturbing pattern of them.
why heat waves do matter in the end

# science    

no, cosmic rays aren't to blame for climate change

For supernovae to have a real impact on our climate, they'd have to be a lot closer and happen a lot more often.
no, cosmic rays aren't to blame for climate change

# politics    

why you can't tax your way to a greener world

Carbon taxes may prompt companies and people to switch to cleaner. But incentives, rather than punishments, may be a better approach.
why you can't tax your way to a greener world

# science    

when a heat wave is just a heat wave

Sometimes it's hot for a couple of weeks. But sometimes, that heat wave is part of a pattern that hints at bad things to come...
when a heat wave is just a heat wave

# science    

yes, being a global warming denier does pay

Amazingly, professional global warming and climate change denialists are not doing what they're doing out of the goodness of their hearts...
yes, being a global warming denier does pay

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