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Photos of a lightning storm in a volcano will blow your mind

Did you know that volcanic eruptions can sometimes generate lightning? Well, they can, and it's spectacular.

Pro-Keystone XL Senate bill follows pattern of following the oil money

Once again, a group of Senators, spearheaded by Hoeven and Baucus, has released a new bill to push for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. And, following the clear pattern set by their colleagues, the co-sponsors of this new bill have enjoyed massive contributions from the fossil fuel industry.

Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest

By J. Matthew Roney Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa and South Dakota generated close to one quarter of their electricity from wind farms. Wind power accounted for at least 10 percent of electricity generation in seven other states. Across the United States, wind power continues to strengthen […]

Help Henry Waxman write a new carbon-tax bill

The Democratic rep is seeking public feedback as he designs a new climate bill. Herein I offer my two cents.

Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Poisons Appalachia’s Waterways

I remember the first time I saw a mountaintop-removal coal mining site – Kayford Mountain in southern West Virginia. Those images have never left my mind – a barren landscape where there was once lush forest. And right around the destroyed site, homes where people were trying to live despite having the world blown up […]

Oil barge crashes into gas pipeline in Louisiana, triggers big fire

A tugboat captain was among those injured after an oil barge crashed into a natural-gas pipeline south of New Orleans.

A new board game where kids rescue polar bears from real, melting ice

Meltdown comes with a special ice cube tray, so you can rescue polar bear game pieces from a tabletop-sized melting Arctic.

Could Waxman’s new bill offer fresh hope for a carbon tax?

Waxman and several other Democratic lawmakers are grinding out bills that would make polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

Great green north: Climate change curtails Canadian winters

NASA scientists say Canadian winters are warming up -- a change that's "like Winnipeg, Manitoba, moving to Minneapolis-Saint Paul in only 30 years."

One day these robotic bees might have to replace real ones

Look, they can fly!