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UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa

Interview with

Dec 9, 2011

Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.

Posted In: climate, United Nations, climate change

United Nations climate summit wraps up

Eve Troeh

Dec 9, 2011

With a low bar set, there is hope that attendees of the summit can at least agree to make a plan to stop climate change

Posted In: United Nations, climate change

Europe pushes for roadmap toward climate deal

Scott Tong

Dec 9, 2011

Developing and island states are on board for an agreement, but the U.S. and other countries are still undecided.

Posted In: climate change, UN climate conference

Climate change is adding a premium to infrastructure costs

Andrea Bernstein

Dec 7, 2011

Transit agencies shuffle their budgets to get ready for more extreme weather.

Posted In: climate change, New York City, public transportation

What can be expected from the U.N. climate conference

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Scott Tong

Nov 28, 2011

United Nations delegates are meeting in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the global regulations for energy usage. Last time, negotiators couldn't agree on how to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Will anything change this time?

Posted In: climate change, Kyoto Protocol

Report: More extreme weather on the way

Sarah Gardner

Nov 18, 2011

A report out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we can expect hotter summers and more extreme weather events in the coming years.

Posted In: weather, climate change

Screwed up environment might cause space aliens to kill us more

John Moe

Aug 19, 2011

So make sure you recycle! According to a report coming out of NASA for some reason, we might be more likely to face hostile space aliens because of...

Posted In: climate change, space aliens