Dispatches from the Arctic

In this series for Popular Science, I wrote three articles from Tromso, Norway, about the science and implications of global warming in the North Atlantic Arctic.

The Science and Geopolitics of a Warming Arctic

Popular Science

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In An Era of Climate Change, Where Will the Fish, And the Money, Go?

Popular Science

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As the Earth Warms, the Lure of the Arctic's Natural Resources Grows

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Tough (and tougher) Times On the Ranch:Cow whisperers, gene jockeys, and the old-guard wrestle with lingering impacts to farms and ranches from this year's drought -- and brace for a future that looks to be a lot less predictable.

The Daily Climate  14 November 2012

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Going Underground: New work on how to clean up coal

The Economist  18 August 2012

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Team Tracks a Food Supply at the End of the World

The New York Times  12 March 2012

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Could the Northeast Store Its CO2 Right Beneath Its Feet?   For years, researchers across the country have been investigating potential underground formations that could store CO2 trapped at power plants and keep it out of the atmosphere. And one of the most promising—the huge Newark Basin—sits right below part of the nation’s biggest metropolitan area.

Popular Mechanics  06 January 2012

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Brazilian Bill Weakens Amazon Protection: Agricultural lobby praises passed law, but it could encourage deforestation

Nature  07 December 2011

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Nitrogen Pollution Disrupts Pacific Ocean: Surging nitrates in Asian waters could dramatically affect marine wildlife.

Nature  22 September 2011

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Some Ways to Get Started as a Social Entrepreneur

The New York Times  22 June 2011

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Shale Gas Extraction: natural gas production production is booming, but its green image is in question.

The Economist  12 May 2011

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Uranium Mining: an attempt to make miners pay

The Economist  10 February 2010

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It ain't your father's farming: new mind-sets and new practices in the age of climate change

essay in How the West Was Warmed, (Fulcrum Publishing, 2010), an anthology on climate change in the West, Beth Conover, ed. Fulcrum Pulbishing 2010.

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Growing Away From Big Coal: rural electric co-ops make a slow push back toward community energy

High Country News  15 June 2009

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