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Jeff is a journalist with 25 years of experience covering environmental news for daily newspapers, alternative weeklies and a New York Times Co. wire service. He teaches at the University of Chicago and edits Contrary magazine. jeff@planetobispo.com

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New study: Colorado River cannot supply enough water for hotter, drier Southwest

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Water from Lake Mead entering the Colorado River at Hoover Dam. (Photo: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) This State of California map shows the region...
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Congressional Republicans emit idea pollution while stalling global warming effort

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At the end of March you read here about the great refrain of global warming skeptics, which has appeared in blog comments all over the internet and in...
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Obama announces clean-energy partnership between nations of the Americas to fight global warming

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The nations of the Americas will share expertise toward cleaner energy sources and a halt to global warming through a new partnership President Obama...
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New study: greenhouse gases must be cut 70 percent to prevent global warming catastrophe

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ALSO IN THIS STORY: EPA to act Thursday to declare carbon dioxide a pollutant. Most scientists doubt political efforts will succeed in preventing...
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Obama heads to Mexico to 'reengage' US with Western Hemisphere

President Obama's Thursday trip to Mexico City is designed to highlight Mexico's importance to three issues confronting the Western...
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Scientists link record drought in Mexico to global warming, human activity

U.S. and Mexican researchers have linked a severe, 15-year drought in Mexico to human activity, especially the clearing of land for grazing and the...
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An American spin on air pollution control: instead of regulation, dividends for all

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If Congress's latest proposal to control greenhouse gases succeeds, a new question may enter the American chatter: "Have you gotten your carbon...
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Global-warming skeptics—including a member of Congress—discover plants like carbon dioxide

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UPDATE: On March 30, the day after we published this commentary, U.S. Rep. John Shimkus made his now-famous remarks...
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Earth Hour ripples across the planet like the wave

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If you're reading this during Earth Hour—8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in each time zone (so that darkness will ripple across the planet like the wave in a...
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House and Senate omit Obama's carbon trading market from budget

The House and Senate versions of President Obama's budget are almost identical to the president's original version, with one important difference:...
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