Climate change

Who would have thought that Earth would be the first planet humanity would terraform? National Geographic tackles our planet's future climate in a new show.

5 | August 24, 2011 2:12pm | By Christopher Mims

To pursue a clean energy agenda, follow the U.S. military's lead and focus on issues both political parties can get behind, former Colorado governor Bill Ritter said Tuesday at the inaugural SXSW...

1 | October 5, 2011 3:00am | By Andrew Nusca

Chicago leads the nation in implementing infrastructure changes to combat the effects of climate change.

1 | May 23, 2011 8:57am | By Andrew Nusca

How much could climate change cost your state? Public policy group offers state-by-state assessment.

8 | May 12, 2011 4:42am | By Heather Clancy

Not convinced we need to curb greenhouse gas emissions? Well, maybe you should do it to prevent the little green men from destroying us all.

54 | August 18, 2011 9:09pm | By Laura Shin

Earth Day Special Feature 2011: Peter Calthorpe, one of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, talks with SmartPlanet about how cities are leading the fight against climate change.

6 | April 22, 2011 5:33am | By Tyler Falk

Engineers have devised a new management system to help dams in the Pacific Northwest be more efficient in a warmer climate.

January 28, 2010 2:36pm | By Andrew Nusca

Baroness Bryony Worthington fought nuclear power. Then she discovered thorium. Now a member of Britain's House of Lords, she's the West's political champion for a safe alternative to uranium.

10 | June 17, 2012 9:05pm | By Mark Halper

Profit and patriotism are the routes out of the climate crisis.

12 | February 26, 2010 9:02am | By Dana Blankenhorn

EPA Chief Lisa Jackson had ambitious plans to address climate change and other environmental issues but spent the last four years battling industry instead.

1 | December 27, 2012 9:10am | By Kirsten Korosec

Researchers at the University of Florida uncover the possible link between climate change and the toxins in fish that poison the people who eat the fish.

3 | December 10, 2010 4:29pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

House Republican attempts to limit the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases have been held back by Senate negotiators.

April 8, 2011 2:38pm | By David Worthington

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are attempting to strip the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change.

21 | March 15, 2011 8:34pm | By David Worthington

Understanding the gravity field on Earth is important in understanding the volcanic activity and earthquakes.

12 | March 31, 2011 4:18pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

A West Virginia power plant demonstrates how carbon capture and storage--burying the carbon 8,000 feet underground--can secure as much as 90 percent of the CO2 from a plant's emission stream.

7 | December 27, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Scientists are drilling deep underground in Antarctica to learn more about the ancient environment and use that knowledge to understand global climate change.

1 | August 24, 2010 11:46am | By Andrew Nusca

With a one-two punch aimed at reducing climate change and improving crop yields worldwide, re:char is turning agricultural waste into soil-improving biochar.

10 | August 24, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

James Hansen has been campaigning against global warming for decades. He retired as boss of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies this week, giving lift-off to his latest call for nuclear.

20 | April 5, 2013 3:41am | By Mark Halper

It's getting easier, thanks in part to Microsoft.

1 | October 29, 2010 12:01am | By Deborah Gage

Although most reporting of greenhouse gas emissions is still voluntary, a new SEC ruling suggests public companies may have some explaining to do when it comes to the impact of climate change on...

2 | February 3, 2010 12:06pm | By Heather Clancy