Peter H. Gleick: The Very Real Threat of Sea-level Rise to the United States

Climate change is no laughing matter. Uncontrolled, human-caused climate change is a real threat to the United States economy, hundreds of millions of Americans, and their local communities. The increasingly extreme weather of the past few years is a sign of things to come

Could Romney Actually Roll Back New MPG Standards? | InsideClimate News

Dumping Obama's 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency rules is far easier said than done, experts say. The only way 'is to effectively disband the EPA.'

Twitter / simondonner: We're insulting our global ...

We're insulting our global environment at faster rate than we're understanding it - Steve Schneider, 1979

Need a job? Skip Harvard. Try the South Dakota School of Mines. | Grist

Those leaving the college [South Dakota School of Mines] of 2,300 students this year got paid a median salary of $56,700, according to PayScale Inc., which tracks employee compensation data from surveys. At Harvard, where tuition fees are almost four times higher, they got $54,100. Those scheduled to leave the campus in Rapid City, South Dakota, in May are already getting offers …

Starbucks steps up for wind energy; Congress yawns | Grist

We learned last week that the tax credit is all but dead — thanks to the inaction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and, of course, to a completely intransigent House.

[Settled science:  In upcoming years, we're going to be incredibly fat *and* suffering from CO2-induced lack of food] | gulflive.com

NEW YORK, New York -- A group campaigning against obesity predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in 39 states will be obese -- not merely overweight, but obese.