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Sea Urchins Illuminate How to Trap Carbon Dioxide

A marine creature shows researchers a new way to capture a potent greenhouse gas.

By Brianna Elliott

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Fight Club: A Ragtag Crew Races to Save Disappearing Trees

Backcountry activists in the Mountain West defend the whitebark pine.

By Brian Kevin

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Plugging Into the Electric Vehicle Revolution

Cars may prove to be one solution to our climate change problem.

By Jim Motavalli

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International Campaign Aims to Combat Ocean Acidification

A new international collaboration seeks to save the seas.

By Michele Berger

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Exclusive Interview: Obama Defeats Romney, Says We Must Tackle Climate Change

President Obama provides written answers to 10 critical questions about the environment.

By Alisa Opar

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A New Book and Film Showcase the Planet’s Melting Ice

Photographer James Balog captures climate change’s affect on glaciers.

By Susan Cosier

Climate Change Spurs Remarkable Melting in Greenland

Researchers zero in on a little-known landscape that offers some chilling lessons on the future of global warming.

Photography by Nick Cobbing/Text by Andrew Lawler

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Conquering the Energy Crisis

To meet coming power demands we'll need to radically change our energy systems.

By Michelle Nijhuis

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Audubon View

The Audubon network has achieved major accomplishments where climate and energy are concerned. It's prepared to take on more.

By David Yarnold

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

The Virtues of Switchgrass as an Alternative Fuel

With rising gas prices and global temperatures, corn-based ethanol seemed to promise a bright energy future. Now, as corn's dark side becomes ever clearer, switchgrass offers a better alternative as well as a first step to restoring the prairie that once blanketed this country's heartland.

By Tom Yulsman/Photography by Andy Anderson

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

A Lost Civilization May Shed Light on Coping with Climate Change

An innovative collaboration between scientists is discovering how, 700 years ago, a mysterious, prehistoric culture overcame its landscape’s harsh constraints. The findings may tell a cautionary tale for today’s Southwest.

By Keith Kloor/Photography by Mark Klett

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine