Climate & Energy

As glaciers and ice sheets melt, they release plankton food, a new study finds -- and that could help slow the pace of global warming.

John Upton Climate & Energy

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

John Metcalfe Climate & Energy

The Bahamian government will allow exploratory oil drilling, triggering worries about the tourism and fishing industries.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Wonder what’s shaping our warped relationship with the natural world? Look no further than popular literature, says ecocritic George Handley.

Leslie Chang Climate & Energy

Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear says global warming “is probably the most likely thing ... that will cripple the security environment."

Susie Cagle Climate & Energy

The New York Times editorial board and Times columnist Thomas Friedman have both come out swinging against the Keystone XL pipeline.

Lisa Hymas Climate & Energy

Thanks to climate change, millions of square miles of new trees and shrubs are turning the far north green, say researchers. And that's not good.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Keystone scolds seem to think that what activists are engaged in is a policy proposal. That's stupid.

David Roberts Climate & Energy

If you've got any doubts that the sun packs enough of a wallop to provide us with adequate power, this "solar scorcher" will explode them.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy

A new, in-depth study looks at temperatures stretching back 11,300 years, and the news doesn't bode well.

John Upton Climate & Energy

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