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Climate realism: too late for what?

The elections earlier this month saw the breaching of the 2016 deadline set by NASA's Jim Hansen for global CO2 stabilization, and also moved us well beyond IPCC Chair Rajendra Pauchuari's statement that action beyond 2012 "will be too late". So where does this leave us? For what are we now, officially, too late?

While climate talks drag on, cities must adapt or die

In cities like Norfolk, Va., rising sea levels are not a hypothesis -- they're an unpleasant reality that has to be dealt with, now.

Postcard from the first annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference

About 500 black farmers from the South, urban growers from the North, and food activists from all over gathered recently at Brooklyn College to discuss historical and lingering discrimination, food sovereignty, and more.

Pre-Cancun summit, American farmers debate climate change

The climate is heating up -- as is the debate among farmers about what to do about it. Unhappily, the deniers still rule the day.

Energy chief pumps up cleantech as the new Sputnik

Steven Chu is trying to keep from being an easy target for Republicans by conjuring up memories of America winning the space race.

Saving the world's future food supply is key to climate adaptation, says Cary 'Dr. Doom' Fowler

In a world being shaped by a rapidly changing climate, Cary Fowler believes the most efficient way to deal with the coming challenges is by hoarding as many different kinds of crop seeds as possible -- in a frozen mountain near the Arctic Circle. Which is one reason he earned the nickname "Dr. Doom."

Why it’s OK for big polluters to get stimulus research funds

If we're going to ask the private sector to invest in energy solutions, that means doing business -- and occasionally awarding research money -- to companies like BP, Duke, and DuPont.

Serving breakfast in Boulder's classrooms

Increasingly, schools see breakfast in the classroom as a way of making sure that students are focusing on their studies, instead of on the rumbling in their empty stomachs. Here's how Boulder handles it.

WikiLeaks: State Dept. wants intel on African acceptance of GMOs

State Department documents released by WikiLeaks reveal insight into how deep the U.S. government's commitment to genetically engineered crops really is.

Beware of drug pushers in Cancun

Beneath so much apparent agreement in Cancun lies the real truth -- some of its loudest delegates also those pushing for dirty coal.