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Humans fiddle while the planet heats up

April 3, 2007 Author of upcoming report on global warming, Stanford scientist Terry Root pulls no punches about what she says is happening before our eyes. TAGS: Terry Root, species, global warming, conference

Global warming to help you breathe?

February 10, 2006 It could shorten the season for respiratory tract infections, study says. But it could also lead to more heat-related deaths. TAGS: global warming, season, temperature, death, study, degree

Gore film calls for environmental action

June 2, 2006 Experts say former Vice President Al Gore's documentary on global warming is right on, but it has its critics. TAGS: global warming, documentary, Al Gore, vice president, movie, U.S.

Global warming could make faucets run dry, expert says

February 22, 2007 If global warming persists, don't expect to take many long showers, Nobel Prize winner says. TAGS: global warming, Himalaya, Nobel prize, California

Study: Most Arctic sea ice could disappear by 2040

December 11, 2006 Scientists point to human-induced global warming as primary cause; erosion could begin to rapidly accelerate in 2025. Video: Shrinking sea ice TAGS: ice, global warming, scientist, video

Gore urges scientists to warn public about global warming

December 14, 2006 Global warming is going on, says Al Gore, and scientists need to help spread the word. Video: Is the government censoring science? Video: Former VP on American media consumption TAGS: global warming, scientist, audience, Al Gore, VP, researcher, conference, TV, U.S., video, idea

Can baking soda curb global warming?

November 27, 2007 A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking soda TAGS: soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist

Rating Al Gore's tech cred

November 2, 2007 Pol who invented the Internet and scares the world about global warming wants to be taken seriously? Why not, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: global warming, Al Gore

Ignoring an inconvenient truth

December 15, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says there may be good reasons why we don't want to know about global warming. But time is running short. TAGS: global warming, scientist

Study finds near-zero growth in methane levels

November 20, 2006 Scientists say discovery could be an encouraging sign that the world can control a contributor to global warming. TAGS: emission, global warming, scientist, carbon, contributor, natural gas, atmosphere

GM SUV spoofed by environmentalists

April 1, 2006 Environmentalists use editing tools provided by carmaker to bash the company on global warming. TAGS: General Motors, Chevrolet, environmentalist, SUV, global warming, video

Keeping watch on Earth and space

December 15, 2006 roundup At the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, scientists are delivering somber findings on global warming. TAGS: global warming, scientist, ice, satellite, video

Nuke power not so clean or green

June 11, 2007 Longtime activist Helen Caldicott sees no silver lining in a nuclear energy renaissance. TAGS: Helen Caldicott, nuclear power, global warming, emission, fossil fuel

Supreme Court rules EPA can regulate greenhouse gases

April 2, 2007 Rebuking the EPA's stance, a 5-4 U.S Supreme Court decision says greenhouse gases can be regulated as pollutants, but falls short of ordering the agency to do so. TAGS: regulation, agency, global warming, court

What rising sea levels could mean for coastal areas

February 6, 2007 Researchers have created simulations of what could happen to coastal regions as sea levels rise because of global warming.Images: If sea levels climb a meter TAGS: meter, global warming, researcher, region

Scientists dig deep, get cosmic at geophysics conference

December 13, 2007 At the American Geophysical Union conference, scientists discuss the ins and outs of Earth and its solar system. TAGS: scientist, Stanford, ice, global warming, conference, photograph

Steer clear of accidents, global warming

October 4, 2007 Nissan says its car navigation system can help cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient driving. TAGS: Nissan, emission, automobile company, accident, car, carbon, global warming, sensor, Japan, traffic, road

Call it the green Supreme Court

April 11, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says decision forcing the EPA to regulate emissions rests on high court's understanding of climate change. TAGS: emission, global warming, Massachusetts, agency, temperature, environment

Week in review: New breezes blowing in energy tech

March 30, 2007 Wind power, hydrogen fuel, even manure--that's the stuff that start-up dreams are made on. TAGS: natural gas, turbine, hydrogen, global warming, carbon, Week in review, existence, reader

Doerr, McNealy offer tech solutions to global warming

November 16, 2006 Sun Microsystems' Chairman Scott McNealy and tech investment guru John Doerr speak about potential remedies to the problem. TAGS: Scott McNealy, global warming, fuel cell, Sun Microsystems Inc., energy, policy, chairman
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