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Columnists
26 September 2013
Climate Change
Americas

How many Hiroshimas does it take to describe climate change?

Dawn Stover

Climate campaigners are comparing global warming with nuclear devastation. And here's why dropping the H-bomb in polite conversation is a bright idea.

Columnists
7 August 2013
Climate Change
Americas

How big is your carbon debt?

Dawn Stover

If you’re thinking about energy savings only from the moment you buy a machine, you’re missing half the picture. 

Columnists
18 July 2013
Climate ChangeNuclear Weapons
Americas

Existential threats, fast and slow

Kennette Benedict

Why climate change and nuclear weapons both belong on the Doomsday Clock.

Columnists
19 June 2013
Climate Change
AmericasAsia

Ecuador challenges the world to step up

Dawn Stover

Combating climate change is everyone’s responsibility. So why not help poor countries leave oil in the ground?

Columnists
29 April 2013
Climate Change

Your money or your life?

Dawn Stover

When I moved to a neighborhood known as the "murder capital" of New York City, I figured it was only a matter of time before someone held a knife to my throat and demanded my wallet. I would hand it over, of course. It's only money, right? But it didn't happen like I thought it would. I left a Christmas party late one night and heard someone running behind me as I approached a subway entrance. When I whirled to look, I was struck with a heavy object. I tumbled down the staircase and scrambled to my feet -- still in possession of 30 cents and two subway tokens.

Columnists
28 March 2013
Climate Change

Why humans should go to Mars

Laura H. Kahn

Humans first emerged from Africa around 60,000 years ago in search of new lands to explore and colonize. Since then, we've spread out across much of the planet and even gone into low Earth orbit in the International Space Station. The need to explore new frontiers appears to be embedded in our DNA.

Columnists
29 January 2013
Climate Change

Reality check

Dawn Stover

In January the World Wildlife Fund released a report asserting that Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey, and the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh could meet 100 percent of their projected electricity needs in 2050 by installing solar photovoltaic power plants on less than one percent of their total land area. Which would be excellent news if all anyone needed to make electricity was land and sunshine.

Columnists
4 January 2013
Climate Change

Crossing the climate "red line"

Dawn Stover

"At this late hour, there is only one way to peacefully prevent Iran from getting atomic bombs," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his remarks at the United Nations last September. "That's by placing a clear red line on Iran's nuclear program." Holding up a cartoon of a bomb -- the image looked like something Wile E.