Tag: Climate
EPA: BP has 24 hours to find less toxic dispersant to...
Thought the massive quantities of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico were the only major threat to the country’s southeast coastal waters right...
Offshore drilling likely won’t make it into climate bill
Along with subsidies for nuclear power, expanded offshore drilling was supposed to be one of the key provisions to win the support of Republicans...
Environmentalists fret over coming retirement of ‘rock star’ Justice Stevens
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will retire this summer, a fact that has led conservatives to begin prepping for the coming appointment battle....
Global warming skepticism continues to rise in the U.S.
Americans continue to grow more skeptical of the threat of global warming, with a new Gallup poll showing that nearly half of all Americans...
Palin: Shun science’s ‘politicized agenda’
One of the perks of political rock star-dom is that you get to write pretty much whatever you want and the nation’s leading newspapers...
Voters conflicted on price vs. climate action
The American people are convinced that global warming is real, but are reluctant to take meaningful steps to deal with the problem, according to...
Record 2006 Warmth Human-Caused: NOAA Scientists
About of half of the record warmth of 2006 can be attributed to human-caused greenhouse gas warming, according to research by several Colorado researchers.
Based...
Science Sunday: Dinosaurs, Regrets and Sea Level Rise
Dinosaur Diversification
Dinosaurs lived for millions of years alongside non-dinosaur species without rapidly displacing them, as scientists have long thought, according to new research by...
Science Sunday: Baseball Careers, Global Warring, and Environmental Racism
There's Not Enough Mustard to Cover That Hot Dog
A major league baseball player's career lasts an average of 5.6 years, and 20 percent of...
Science Sunday
Science Sunday is a weekly wrap-up of science news of special interest to Coloradans. Emphasis given to work performed by Colorado researchers, or whose...