Climate Archive
Archives for November 2014


It’s neat, but this is a really inefficient way to generate solar power.


Some conservatives have suggested a revenue-neutral carbon tax. But that won’t necessarily break the partisan deadlock.


Putin used the Ukraine conflict to distract Russians from their weakening economy. But that strategy resulted in sanctions, weakening the economy even further. Russians — and the West — should worry about what will come next.


The sunspot is as big as Jupiter and fired off six X-class flares in the last two weeks of October.


The four most important quotes from his CBS interview, explained.


The odds of El Niño are now down to 58% — and if one emerges, it’s expected to be weak.


According to a new estimate by German intelligence agencies, the speculation that ISIS makes billions of dollars from oil per year is “hugely overblown.” Here’s why.


Democrats weakened the filibuster for the first time in decades in 2013. Will Republicans reverse that — or take it a step further?


The dangerous question for the Obama administration is whether this letter will corrode its broader approach to ISIS — and its simultaneous efforts on Iran.


The rise in emissions will wipe out the reductions made in the two years that the carbon tax existed.


Congress has the power to torpedo a deal with Iran over its nuclear program. With Mitch McConnell running the Senate, they might actually do it.


These are some impressive efficiency gains.


A lot may depend on the form that the Keystone bill takes.


Arkansas’ new Senator-elect is the young face of Republican hawkery. He and Rand Paul are not going to get along.


There’s no evidence that GMO foods are harmful to your health. But they’ve become incredibly contentious.