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To the bat cave: Desperate measures in a time of ‘peak conservation’

The Nature Conservancy opened the world's first artificial cave for hibernating bats. Cool, right? Also, a little worrisome.

Why President Obama should keep his promise to tackle climate change

Hurricane Sandy gave us a big, fat, election-season wake-up call on the climate. The president says he got the message. Now it’s time for action.

Abusive slaughterhouse fined $500 million in massive meat-recall case

A company that tortured sick cows and sold their meat has been fined, but the feds still think the activists who revealed the abuse are terrorists.

Friday music blogging: Bahamas

A few days ago I went to Seattle’s legendary Crocodile to see the band Milo Greene, which I have praised before here in FMB. They were good, but the big discovery of the night was the opener, Bahamas, the Canadian indie project led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Afie Jurvanen, who used to play keyboard and guitar for […]

Green progress in California could help the poor

Some of the money from the state's new cap-and-trade auctions will go to needy communities, thanks to a recently passed law.

More bad news about glaciers — and therefore sea levels

Bhutan's glaciers are going to drop in size even if the world doesn't get warmer -- and more melt means higher oceans.

‘The climate gap’: Extreme weather hurts poor the most

Droughts, floods, storms, and fires hit America's low-income communities hardest, according to a new analysis.

Pacific Coast readies for climate superstorms to come

Dust Bowl Revisited

By Janet Larsen On October 18, 2012, the Associated Press reported that “a massive dust storm swirling reddish-brown clouds over northern Oklahoma triggered a multi-vehicle accident along a major interstate…forcing police to shut down the heavily traveled roadway amid near blackout conditions.” Farmers in the region had recently plowed fields to plant winter wheat. The […]

Susanne Torriente fights to keep ‘America’s Venice’ from slipping into the sea

Fort Lauderdale, a town known for yachts and oceanfront second homes, has some tough decisions ahead as climate change laps at its door.