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Climate Archive

Archives for November 2014

Climate
The Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panelsThe Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panels
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Is there a free-market solution to global warming?Is there a free-market solution to global warming?
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Putin has plunged Russia into a vicious cycle of economic declinePutin has plunged Russia into a vicious cycle of economic decline
Climate

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.

By Amanda Taub
Climate
This time lapse of the Sun reveals the largest sunspot in 24 yearsThis time lapse of the Sun reveals the largest sunspot in 24 years
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
What Obama really meant when he talked about Iran, ISIS, and Syria on SundayWhat Obama really meant when he talked about Iran, ISIS, and Syria on Sunday
Climate

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

By Max Fisher
Natural Disasters
Scientists were expecting a big El Niño this year. So where did it go?Scientists were expecting a big El Niño this year. So where did it go?
Natural Disasters

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Is everything we know about ISIS’s oil money wrong?Is everything we know about ISIS’s oil money wrong?
Climate

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.

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
Will Republicans kill the filibuster?Will Republicans kill the filibuster?
Climate

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

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
How Obama’s secret letter to Iran’s supreme leader could backfireHow Obama’s secret letter to Iran’s supreme leader could backfire
Climate

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

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
Australia repealed its carbon tax — and emissions are soaring againAustralia repealed its carbon tax — and emissions are soaring again
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
How the new GOP majority could destroy Obama’s nuclear deal with IranHow the new GOP majority could destroy Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran
Climate

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.

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
The US now uses less water than it did in 1970The US now uses less water than it did in 1970
Climate

These are some impressive efficiency gains.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
The Senate can now pass a Keystone pipeline bill. Will Obama veto?The Senate can now pass a Keystone pipeline bill. Will Obama veto?
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Meet Tom Cotton: Arkansas’s next Senator and Rand Paul’s worst nightmareMeet Tom Cotton: Arkansas’s next Senator and Rand Paul’s worst nightmare
Climate

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

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
A guide to the fight over GMO labeling in Colorado and OregonA guide to the fight over GMO labeling in Colorado and Oregon
Climate

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

By Brad Plumer