Climate Archive
Archives for December 2014
The stories that dominated the headlines — like Keystone XL — may be less important than some little-noticed trends.
There are now just 99 reactors left in the United States — and more could close in the years ahead. That could be bad news for climate change.
From body cameras to the Caliphate, these were the ideas that drove debate this year.
Maybe not. Some experts think driving habits are stubborn — and don’t change much when gas prices do.
It’s all about that contango
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest running animal census on Earth.
A simple map that breaks things down.
Congress keeps erratically killing and then renewing a key tax credit for wind. They did it again in 2014.
It’s all about the barley.
But environmentalists say the rules are too flimsy to stop future coal ash spills — like the one in North Carolina earlier this year.
But there’s good news: it contains some hidden lessons about food.
Population growth and global warming are stressing our water supplies. Here’s how we’ll adapt.
Tax extenders, explained.
A driver in St. Louis pays $2.08 per gallon. But in San Francisco it’s $2.97 per gallon.
In one area, bear populations fell 40% in a decade as the Arctic warmed up. In others, they’re hanging on.