News & Commentary

Climate Running AMOC

March 25, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study suggests that melting ice is slowing the seas’ important thermohaline currents.

You Really Fracked Up This Time, Feds

March 25, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Three ways the new drilling rules for federal lands fall short.

May it Sleaze the Court

March 23, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Utilities want the Supreme Court to reverse life-saving pollution standards on a technicality.

A Carbon Sink, Sinking

March 18, 2015 Latest NewsBrazilBrian Palmer

A new study suggests excess carbon dioxide is shrinking the Amazon.

The First Rule of Global Warming...

March 17, 2015 Latest NewsFloridaBrian Palmer

Can Florida really stop its employees from talking about climate change?

The Big Green Discount

March 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

States that produce renewable energy have cheap electricity.

Another Reason to Dislike Coal Companies

March 11, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

They're ripping off taxpayers.

Obama Talks Keystone XL...Again

March 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The president talked at length about the pipeline last week. Here’s where he’s right and where he’s wrong.

Olivine: Carbon Eater?

March 7, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

A simple rock is being put forth as the solution to global warming.

Are Tar Sands Going the Way of the Dodo?

March 6, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Energy companies are canceling their tar sands projects.

The XL Stands for "Extra Litigation"

March 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

TransCanada says if the United States doesn’t approve the Keystone XL pipeline, it might sue under NAFTA.

12-Piece McNuggets, Hold the Antibiotics

March 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

McDonald’s just promised to serve us antibiotic-free chicken. Is its commitment credible?

Billions of Enemy Soldiers

February 26, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

We are under attack from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So why are we unilaterally disarming?

A Willie Soon Reader

February 26, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The lead scientist of climate change denial crashed and burned in a funding scandal. Here’s how the Internet reacted.

Next Victim?

February 24, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

KXL fell to the veto pen today. These anti-environment bills, too, may soon say hello to the president’s little friend.

Evolutionary Imbalance Hypothesis: An Alien Theory

February 24, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

What regions produce more invasive species, and which are most vulnerable? Biodiversity may be the key.

The Fishing Industry on Acid

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines

February 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

You spend 2 percent of driving time at traffic lights, but inhale 25 percent of your air pollution there.

Shell Game

February 19, 2015 Latest NewsArcticBrian Palmer

The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.

Pyroprocessing: A Hot-Button Issue

February 18, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

Is recycling always a good idea—what if we’re talking about radioactive waste?