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Climate JusticeGiving a Big Story the Cold Shoulder
It's summer - time for barbecues, family vacations, and July 4th fireworks. Unfortunately, summer has also become a time for wildfires, drought,...
Climate JusticeWhat the Scientists Have to Say: Dr. Michael MacCracken on Climate Change
I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Michael MacCracken last week as part of a series of interviews I'm conducting of top...
Climate JusticeClimate Change, Glacier National Park, and a New Action Plan for Americans
I grew up in the Rocky Mountains - in Aspen, Telluride, and most recently Jackson Hole. Many places I haven't lived, I've...
Climate JusticeWhat the Scientists Have to Say: Dr. Kevin Trenberth on Climate Change
My coworkers and I -- along with countless others worldwide -- continue to be astounded by how little the major television networks...
Global CooperationThe Pot and the Kettle: Congressional Reactions to the Iranian Elections
There are few places in the world where you’ll find so many people as in love with democracy and the democratic process...
Global CooperationWorld Refugee Day 2013
World Refugee Day is upon us and while my instinct is to do what I do on every such anniversary, which is...
Climate JusticeDon’t Let Our Future Dry Up
On June 17, 2013, World Day to Combat Desertification, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called for a collective global response to combat...
Human RightsArming the Syrian Rebels
I distinctly remember feeling relief when I first heard about President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels - finally there will be...
Human RightsThe Protests Will Not Be Televised
If protests happen in Turkey and they rarely appear on the US nightly news, did they even happen? Yes, but they will...
On Being Scared about Climate Change
My fellow Research Associates and I were talking this morning about what we've learned so far about climate change. As our knowledge...
Climate Justice#CoverClimate: The Media’s Silence on a Global Issue
Twelve. That's the number of times ABC, CBS, and NBC combined mentioned climate change in 2012. Does that surprise you? Shock you?...