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E&ETV videos

E&E's John Fialka and Darren Samuelsohn discuss the year ahead for domestic and international action on climate policy. (OnPoint, 02/19/2008)

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The U.K. Prime Minister's representative on deforestation and clean energy Johan Eliasch discusses deforestation's impact on global climate change. (Event Coverage, 02/12/2008)

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Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty discusses the 2008 presidential candidates' records on climate. (OnPoint, 02/11/2008)

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Key Documents

An archive of primary source material relating to the science of climate change. Click here to go to Science & Technology Key Documents.

Climate Repair Special Report

Greenwire senior reporter Darren Samuelsohn explores "The Stabilization Wedges" -- a concept adopted by a growing number of politicians, teachers, lawyers, lobbyists and environmentalists to articulate climate strategies. Click here to view the report.

Latest Stories

04/08/2008	SPECIES: CO2 means leaner menu for koalas, other leaf-eaters	ClimateWire
04/08/2008	HEALTH: Climate change could increase cataracts, blindness	ClimateWire
04/08/2008	HURRICANES: Scientists argue global warming has little effect on deadly storms	ClimateWire
04/08/2008	HEALTH: World Health Organization says effects of climate change will be 'abrupt and acutely felt'	ClimateWire
04/07/2008	WATER: Warming allows wind to drive more water into Arctic lakes	ClimateWire
04/07/2008	HEALTH: CDC preparing states, cities for climate change impacts	ClimateWire
04/04/2008	RESEARCH: Scientists doubt cosmic ray theory of warming	ClimateWire
04/04/2008	DISEASE: Britain sees malaria threat	ClimateWire
04/03/2008	SPECIES: Frog-killing fungus said to be unrelated to climate change	ClimateWire
03/24/2008	OCEANS: Fish help protect reefs by 'grazing' plants from coral	ClimateWire
03/24/2008	CLIMATE: Research team to test ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide	Greenwire
03/24/2008	SCIENCE: Soot more potent warming force than suspected	ClimateWire
03/24/2008	TECHNOLOGY: New electronics help Costa Rica station measure how trees store carbon	ClimateWire
03/21/2008	WEATHER: NOAA predicts flooding to continue; drought to abate somewhat	ClimateWire
03/21/2008	ARCTIC: U.S., Canada to map the mineral-rich Arctic this year	ClimateWire
03/20/2008	BIRDS: Climate change confuses migrating birds	ClimateWire
03/20/2008	WEATHER: Despite cold start, 2008 may be in top 10 warmest years	ClimateWire
03/20/2008	TECHNOLOGY: Drones probe winter conditions in Antarctica	ClimateWire
03/19/2008	YELLOWSTONE: Warming means new winners, losers in park	ClimateWire
03/19/2008	ADAPTATION: Rockefeller funds urban mitigation projects	ClimateWire
03/19/2008	ENVIRONMENT: A steamy tale of sex, CO2 and destruction in the woods	ClimateWire
03/19/2008	CLIMATE: Japan can cut emissions by 11% with best available technology, study shows	Greenwire
03/18/2008	FORESTS: Q. Where are the cold-loving trees going? A. Uphill	ClimateWire
03/18/2008	FLOWERS: Q. Where have all the flowers gone? A. Global warming	ClimateWire
03/17/2008	CLIMATE: Glaciers melting at record pace -- U.N. report	Greenwire
03/17/2008	CLIMATE: Britain's CO2 emissions higher than stated, report finds	Greenwire
03/17/2008	EMISSIONS: Program exposes climate-unfriendly driving habits	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	WEATHER: Gulf Stream has huge influence on atmosphere, study finds	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	SOCIETY: Scientists see an ominous formula as more people = more emissions	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	OCEANS: Dams mask global warming effects, study finds	ClimateWire
03/13/2008	CLIMATE: Green-building technologies, products critical to cutting emissions -- report	Greenwire
03/13/2008	SCIENCE: A 'microscope in reverse' for tracking climate change	ClimateWire
03/11/2008	CLIMATE: Value of carbon credits jumped 80% last year -- report	Greenwire
03/11/2008	CLIMATE: Erosion, flooding threaten transportation networks -- report	Greenwire
03/10/2008	SUSTAINABILITY: Universities looking to shape society, prepare future leaders	Greenwire
03/10/2008	CLIMATE: Global carbon output must near zero to avert danger, new studies say	Greenwire
02/22/2008	HURRICANES: Crowding, not climate, blamed for more storm damage	Greenwire
02/22/2008	FISHERIES: Climate change threatens vital fishing grounds, U.N. says	E&ENews PM
02/19/2008	CLIMATE: Scientists propose idea to turn greenhouse gas back into gasoline	Greenwire
02/18/2008	CLIMATE: Plague's resurgence may be due to climate change, study says	Greenwire
02/18/2008	CLIMATE: Longest continuous water temperature record confirms Antarctic warming	Greenwire
02/18/2008	OIL AND GAS: Oil sands are most destructive projects on Earth -- report	Greenwire
02/14/2008	CLIMATE: Japanese study calls for rich nations to cut emissions 80%	Greenwire
02/13/2008	CLIMATE: CBO finds carbon tax 'most efficient' for curbing emissions	E&ENews PM
02/13/2008	CLIMATE: Merchant shipping CO2 emissions are three times previous estimates, U.N. study says	Greenwire
02/12/2008	ARCTIC: New seabed maps could strengthen U.S. claims to oil, gas deposits	E&ENews PM
02/12/2008	FORESTS: Experts weigh warming's effect on wildfires, pests	Greenwire
02/11/2008	CAMPAIGN 2008: Science debate organizers announce date, location	Greenwire
02/11/2008	CLIMATE: Branson wants a bigger prize to reward emission-cutting ideas	E&ENews PM
02/07/2008	CLIMATE: Global warming may change hibernation patterns	Land Letter
02/05/2008	CAMPAIGN 2008: Science academies support presidential debate push	Greenwire
02/05/2008	CLIMATE: Warming 'tipping points' could thaw Greenland ice sheet, kill Amazon rainforest, scientists say	Greenwire
02/05/2008	CLIMATE: Bush seeks $400 million down payment for international technology fund	E&E Daily
02/05/2008	NOAA: Satellite, weather funding increases come with high price tag	E&E Daily
02/05/2008	SCIENCE: Nanotech, climate programs would see slight increases in fiscal 2009	E&E Daily
02/04/2008	FORESTS: Tree loss could speed up warming	Greenwire
01/31/2008	CLIMATE: GHGs, aerosols shifting water patterns in West -- study	E&ENews PM
01/31/2008	CLIMATE: Global warming could cost $20T, U.N. report says	Greenwire
01/30/2008	CLIMATE: Warmer oceans causing stronger hurricanes -- study	E&ENews PM
01/30/2008	CLIMATE: Berkeley releases 'road map' energy plan	Greenwire
01/29/2008	ANTARCTICA: Invasive species finding way to continent	Greenwire
01/29/2008	CLIMATE: Engineering hurdles, costs loom for carbon-capture efforts	Greenwire
01/28/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. House's carbon offsets show difficulty of market	Greenwire
01/28/2008	CLIMATE: Report criticizes Fla. reliance on 'dirty' power	E&ENews PM
01/29/2008	CLIMATE: Warming likely to alter conservation efforts	Greenwire
01/28/2008	CLIMATE: States join call for U.S. scrutiny of offsets	Greenwire
01/23/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. ranks low on environmental performance list	Greenwire
01/24/2008	CLIMATE: Earth science group warns planet is 'out of balance'	E&ENews PM
01/21/2008	CLIMATE: Scientists urge government to revamp $1.7B research program	Greenwire
01/23/2008	AGRICULTURE: Eroding dirt could have long-term implications	Greenwire
01/16/2008	CLIMATE: Greenland ice sheet 'highly susceptible' to global warming, scientists warn	Greenwire
01/17/2008	CLIMATE: Mont. report on global warming not warmly received	Greenwire
01/17/2008	CLIMATE: Environmentalist urges 80% emission cuts by 2020	Greenwire
01/16/2008	CLIMATE: Report weighs state utility regulators' role in curbing U.S. emissions	E&ENews PM
01/14/2008	BIOFUELS: U.K. use mandate will not combat warming due to lack of GHG target, report says	Greenwire
01/14/2008	CLIMATE: Warming destabilizing western Antarctic	Greenwire
01/11/2008	CLIMATE: Warmer temperatures, changing rainfall in Kenya leading to more malaria	Greenwire
01/11/2008	CLIMATE: Ocean-offset plans not ready for widespread use, scientists warn	Greenwire

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Private Sector

04/02/2008	CLIMATE: Financiers urged to invest now to profit later on emission trading	Greenwire
03/21/2008	BUSINESS: Wine country migrating north	ClimateWire
03/21/2008	POLICY: Climate deal stands better chance after 2008 elections, bank says	ClimateWire
03/20/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. CAP suggests cost-containment solutions	E&ENews PM
03/19/2008	SPORTS: Big East, Big Ten lead in green moves as well as basketball	ClimateWire
03/19/2008	CLIMATE: Cybermarket opens to link emission-offset projects, investors	Greenwire
03/18/2008	CLIMATE: Dynegy shareholders withdraw warming resolution	Greenwire
03/18/2008	BUSINESS: Pricey oil means boom time for CO2	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	AGRICULTURE: French producers warming to English sparkling wine	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	BUSINESS: Cleantech: A bubble or a boom?	ClimateWire
03/14/2008	FINANCE: Canada's banks ranked on environmental responsibility	ClimateWire
03/13/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. economist profits in European carbon trading	Greenwire
03/13/2008	MARKETS: Tax on electricity key to Northeast initiative, economists find	ClimateWire
03/11/2008	CLIMATE: CO2 emissions could become leading derivatives product, CFTC official says	Greenwire
03/07/2008	CLIMATE: Start-up gets funding for 'ocean iron fertilization'	Greenwire
03/07/2008	CLIMATE: Shareholders' warming resolutions on rise, group says	Greenwire
02/25/2008	CLIMATE: House panel to discuss environmental effect of food service industry	E&E Daily
02/25/2008	CLIMATE: Boucher turns attention to int'l competition, trade	E&E Daily
02/25/2008	BUSINESS: NYMEX 'Green Exchange' to begin trading March 17	Greenwire
02/25/2008	AUTOS: Book lists greenest, also 'mean-to-green' vehicles sold in U.S.	Greenwire
02/25/2008	CLIMATE: Coal's a keeper, so let's invest in cleaner technology, energy execs say	Greenwire
02/20/2008	CLIMATE: Midwest emissions market moves toward 2013 opening, eyes Hill debate	Greenwire
02/19/2008	CLIMATE: Power company planning Texas coal plant with carbon controls	E&ENews PM
02/19/2008	UTILITIES: N.C. consumers soon to have choice of carbon offsets	Greenwire
02/15/2008	CLIMATE: As warming worries scuttle coal plants, FERC chief sees overreliance on natural gas	Greenwire
02/15/2008	CLIMATE: Greenspan sees carbon cap-and-trade spurring economic troubles	Greenwire
02/15/2008	CLIMATE: Investors urged to force corporate disclosure of warming risks	Greenwire
02/14/2008	CLIMATE: Top carbon offsets marketer strengthens foothold in Canada	Greenwire
02/14/2008	COAL: Waxman asks USDA to account for climate regs in utility loans	E&ENews PM
02/14/2008	OIL AND GAS: Shell energy security agenda calls for greater production	E&ENews PM
02/14/2008	CLIMATE: Duke CEO slams 'bastardized' Senate global warming plan	E&ENews PM
02/13/2008	CLIMATE: IPCC chief 'delighted' by oil giant's emissions pledge	Greenwire
02/12/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. gov't, energy industry need to take stand, ConocoPhillips CEO says	E&ENews PM
02/12/2008	CLIMATE: Exelon vows to curb carbon emissions through nuclear reactors, energy efficiency	E&ENews PM
02/12/2008	CLIMATE: Midwest refinery pollution may soar, as climate and energy policy clash	Greenwire
02/11/2008	CLIMATE: Senate panel to weigh emissions bill's link to trade laws	E&E Daily
02/11/2008	CLIMATE: Automakers should lobby against state emissions laws, GM's CEO says	Greenwire
02/11/2008	CLIMATE: Trading firm pioneers forest-based Calif. emissions rules	Greenwire
02/04/2008	CLIMATE: IBM developing hub for water-management technologies	Greenwire
02/04/2008	CLIMATE: Blueprint for Western emissions market to emerge by late summer	E&ENews PM
01/30/2008	ELECTRICITY: Looming greenhouse gas curbs top list of utilities' credit worries	Greenwire
01/28/2008	CLIMATE: Businesses want government to take lead, study says	Greenwire
01/23/2008	AUTOS: More hybrids, design changes on tap as carmakers face new CAFE targets	Greenwire
01/25/2008	COAL: New power plant proposal stokes Ga. debate	Greenwire
01/21/2008	CLIMATE: Project will weigh emissions of companies' supply chains	Greenwire
01/17/2008	CLIMATE: Trade groups expecting more movement on energy, climate bills	E&E Daily
01/18/2008	CLIMATE: Carbon emission permits almost doubled last year	Greenwire
01/16/2008	CLIMATE: 54 companies volunteer for emissions registry	Greenwire
01/15/2008	CLIMATE: Three car-rental companies launch carbon-offset program	E&ENews PM
01/11/2008	CLIMATE: Hybrid approach to credits likely in Western markets	Greenwire
01/15/2008	CLIMATE: U.S. will create multibillion-dollar clean technology fund for China, developing world this year, official says	Greenwire
01/15/2008	CLIMATE: Calif. company unveils online carbon calculator	Greenwire
01/15/2008	CLIMATE: EPA models show Bingaman bill raising energy prices	E&ENews PM
01/04/2008	CLIMATE: Agency to create SoCal emissions market	E&ENews PM
01/04/2008	CLIMATE: ADM plans carbon-storage project at Ill. ethanol refinery	E&ENews PM
01/08/2008	CLIMATE: Chamber weighs linking 'carbon fee' to infrastructure spending	Greenwire
01/02/2008	CLIMATE: Natural disasters lead to higher economic losses in 2007	Greenwire

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SPECIES: CO2 means leaner menu for koalas, other leaf-eaters

HEALTH: Climate change could increase cataracts, blindness

HURRICANES: Scientists argue global warming has little effect on deadly storms

HEALTH: World Health Organization says effects of climate change will be 'abrupt and acutely felt'

WATER: Warming allows wind to drive more water into Arctic lakes

HEALTH: CDC preparing states, cities for climate change impacts

RESEARCH: Scientists doubt cosmic ray theory of warming

DISEASE: Britain sees malaria threat

SPECIES: Frog-killing fungus said to be unrelated to climate change

OCEANS: Fish help protect reefs by 'grazing' plants from coral

CLIMATE: Research team to test ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide

SCIENCE: Soot more potent warming force than suspected

TECHNOLOGY: New electronics help Costa Rica station measure how trees store carbon

WEATHER: NOAA predicts flooding to continue; drought to abate somewhat

ARCTIC: U.S., Canada to map the mineral-rich Arctic this year

BIRDS: Climate change confuses migrating birds

WEATHER: Despite cold start, 2008 may be in top 10 warmest years

TECHNOLOGY: Drones probe winter conditions in Antarctica

YELLOWSTONE: Warming means new winners, losers in park

ADAPTATION: Rockefeller funds urban mitigation projects

ENVIRONMENT: A steamy tale of sex, CO2 and destruction in the woods

CLIMATE: Japan can cut emissions by 11% with best available technology, study shows

FORESTS: Q. Where are the cold-loving trees going? A. Uphill

FLOWERS: Q. Where have all the flowers gone? A. Global warming

CLIMATE: Glaciers melting at record pace -- U.N. report

CLIMATE: Britain's CO2 emissions higher than stated, report finds

EMISSIONS: Program exposes climate-unfriendly driving habits

WEATHER: Gulf Stream has huge influence on atmosphere, study finds

SOCIETY: Scientists see an ominous formula as more people = more emissions

OCEANS: Dams mask global warming effects, study finds

CLIMATE: Green-building technologies, products critical to cutting emissions -- report

SCIENCE: A 'microscope in reverse' for tracking climate change

CLIMATE: Value of carbon credits jumped 80% last year -- report

CLIMATE: Erosion, flooding threaten transportation networks -- report

SUSTAINABILITY: Universities looking to shape society, prepare future leaders

CLIMATE: Global carbon output must near zero to avert danger, new studies say

HURRICANES: Crowding, not climate, blamed for more storm damage

FISHERIES: Climate change threatens vital fishing grounds, U.N. says

CLIMATE: Scientists propose idea to turn greenhouse gas back into gasoline

CLIMATE: Plague's resurgence may be due to climate change, study says

CLIMATE: Longest continuous water temperature record confirms Antarctic warming

OIL AND GAS: Oil sands are most destructive projects on Earth -- report

CLIMATE: Japanese study calls for rich nations to cut emissions 80%

CLIMATE: CBO finds carbon tax 'most efficient' for curbing emissions

CLIMATE: Merchant shipping CO2 emissions are three times previous estimates, U.N. study says

ARCTIC: New seabed maps could strengthen U.S. claims to oil, gas deposits

FORESTS: Experts weigh warming's effect on wildfires, pests

CAMPAIGN 2008: Science debate organizers announce date, location

CLIMATE: Branson wants a bigger prize to reward emission-cutting ideas

CLIMATE: Global warming may change hibernation patterns

CAMPAIGN 2008: Science academies support presidential debate push

CLIMATE: Warming 'tipping points' could thaw Greenland ice sheet, kill Amazon rainforest, scientists say

CLIMATE: Bush seeks $400 million down payment for international technology fund

NOAA: Satellite, weather funding increases come with high price tag

SCIENCE: Nanotech, climate programs would see slight increases in fiscal 2009

FORESTS: Tree loss could speed up warming

CLIMATE: GHGs, aerosols shifting water patterns in West -- study

CLIMATE: Global warming could cost $20T, U.N. report says

CLIMATE: Warmer oceans causing stronger hurricanes -- study

CLIMATE: Berkeley releases 'road map' energy plan

ANTARCTICA: Invasive species finding way to continent

CLIMATE: Engineering hurdles, costs loom for carbon-capture efforts

CLIMATE: U.S. House's carbon offsets show difficulty of market

CLIMATE: Report criticizes Fla. reliance on 'dirty' power

CLIMATE: Warming likely to alter conservation efforts

CLIMATE: States join call for U.S. scrutiny of offsets

CLIMATE: U.S. ranks low on environmental performance list

CLIMATE: Earth science group warns planet is 'out of balance'

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