Permafrost

The Nation's Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate...Not

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

It blows my mind that someone could write a critique of a bill designed to address climate change and never once mention the word "climate."

Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Dr. Bill Chameides is the dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He blogs regularly at th...

Permafrost Threatened by Rapid Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

A new study warns that the integrity of carbon and methane sequestering permafrost is threatened by the rapid retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, and this summer may see the first ice-free North Pole for the first time in recorded history.