Topic: James Hansen

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Top energy stories of 2012. What's your pick?

From the fracking revolution to the CAFE standards  to India's record blackout, 2012 had plenty of energy stories. Vote for your pick of top energy story for the year. 

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Weather? Climate change? Why the drought is persisting and growing.

Several factors, including La Niña events, have contributed to the expanded drought, meteorologists say. Conditions in the West may be setting up for a 'megadrought' by century's end, researchers warn.

Is global warming behind the recent heat waves? (+video)

The unusual heat waves felt in Texas, Oklahoma, Moscow, and elsewhere in recent years are almost certainly a result of global warming, according to a study led by NASA scientist and climate activist James Hansen. 

Keystone XL pipeline: Nebraska officials get tough on TransCanada

TransCanada's revised northern route for the Keystone XL pipeline, meant to avoid environmentally sensitive areas, is facing tough new scrutiny from Nebraska regulators.

Reader recommendation: Storms of My Grandchildren, by James Hansen

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Germany to phase out nuclear power. Could the US do the same?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has endorsed a plan to end all nuclear power in Germany by 2022. Increasingly, studies suggest this is not a far-fetched idea, even for the US.

Reader recommendation: Storms of My Grandchildren

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Reader recommendation: Storms of My Grandchildren

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Reader recommendation: Storms of My Grandchildren

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

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Airplane contrails and their effect on temperatures

Contrails from airplanes impact temperatures at Earth's surface. But do they raise or lower them?

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Stop burning fossil fuels now to warm Earth later?

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Why are they calling it 'climate change' now?

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Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason?

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Greenhouse gases and our perception of risk

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Scientists admit global warming is a hoax (April fools)

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NASA climate scientist pens personal appeal to Obama

James Hansen, one of the world's most eminent climate scientists, and his wife, Anniek, have written an open letter to Barack and Michelle Obama on the urgency of the need to halt global warming.

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UN defends carbon-trading scheme from US criticism

The UN's top climate official defended a global trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the US government released a report questioning its efficacy.

Americans hail a postman's junk-mail jihad

Numerous groups try to trim the burden of 100 billion pieces of mail a year.

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Report: Climate protests rising

The Worldwatch Institute reports that climate protests are escalating worldwide, as more and more people join movements to block the construction of coal-fired power plants and pressure their governments to mandate greenhouse-gas-emission caps.

Climate groups look post-Bush

Expecting a more aggressive approach, they offer advice to the McCain and Obama campaigns.

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Will Paris Hilton's energy plan work?

The blonde socialite laid out her plan for energy independence Monday. How good is it?

On emissions, G-8 looks past Bush

Its support for halving emissions by 2050 is seen as useful for future negotiations.

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Virginia coal-fired power plant approved

A Virginia regulatory board unanimously gave final approval for a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in the state's far southwest corner.

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Probe finds NASA suppressed climate data

A report released Monday by NASA's Inspector General found that political appointees in the space agency's public affairs office deliberately played down research on climate change.

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