Climate Change Archives

Is Great Weather Killing Our Motivation to Act on Climate Change?

Kara Holsopple·May 6, 2016

Americans are not responding to climate change with the urgency that scientists are telling us the problem demands. The reason why may be all this pleasant weather climate change has brought us so far.

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Is It Time for Climate Activists to Change Tactics?

Amy Martin·May 6, 2016

With the science of climate change basically settled, some in the movement are arguing climate activists need to do less marching and start pushing a clear legislative agenda.

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Pennsylvania is Moving Ahead with Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Marie Cusick·April 8, 2016

The Supreme Court may have thrown Obama's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions into legal limbo. But that's not stopping Pennsylvania from taking its own steps to combat climate change.

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Religious Groups Call for ‘Moral-torium’ on Fracking

Marie Cusick·March 25, 2016

An interfaith group representing religious people across Pennsylvania says it's time to start thinking about fracking—and climate change—in moral terms.

Climate Change Energy

On Climate Change, John Kasich Marches to a Different Beat

Julie Grant·March 11, 2016

John Kasich has broken ranks with other Republicans on the issue of climate change. But his views on the environment are difficult to categorize.

Climate Change Politics

Will Climate Change Tap Out the Maple Syrup Business?

Julie Grant·March 4, 2016

Despite warnings from the U.S. Forest Service, not everyone's buying that warming temperatures will spell doom and gloom for the sugar maple across the Midwest and Northeast.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture

Climate Education in Schools Has a Long Way to Go

Kara Holsopple·February 19, 2016

A new study from Penn State University suggests that science teachers in American classrooms aren't always adequately prepared to talk to their students about climate change.

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Reinventing Agriculture for the Climate Change Era

Kara Holsopple·February 12, 2016

Even if we take dramatic steps to reduce carbon emissions, the reality is for the next 40 years—at least—we’re going to need to farm in a changing climate.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture