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Extreme Winter Activities (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


With autumn ending soon and the prospect of snow cover, winter enthusiasts are gearing up for the cold season's outdoor excursions. Check out these cr...

Animals Finding Food In The Winter (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


With winter fast approaching, plenty of furry animals are getting ready to handle the harshest snowy conditions. Check out these incredible shots of...

Snow Days, Pancakes, and Energy Justice

Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


Joellen Raderstorf

While I'm living the "make every minute count" lifestyle, nearly one third of my fellow global family members rely primarily on biomass-based fire to meet all their energy needs.

Orhan Pamuk's New Book, The Museum of Innocence

The New York Review of Books | Pico Iyer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books


Secret Love in the Lost City Pico Iyer The New York Review of Books The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk, translated from the Turkish by Maureen...

Moscow To Ban Snow

The Moscow Times | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


Moscow will blast clouds from the sky this winter to save money on snow removal, a city official said Wednesday, but the plan threatens to anger the s...

Bill Nelson On Tavis Smiley Show: Senator: I Think You're Going To See A Lot More Bipartisanship On Health Care Bill

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) believes more Republicans will vote for the health care reform bill in its final phase. During an interview on Tuesday,...

Colorado Tourism Office To Offer Free Winter In The Mountains To "Snow Virgins"

Posted 10.12.2009 | Denver


The Colorado Tourism Office is cooking up yet another scheme to boost the struggling tourism economy this winter. The AP reports: Three lucky pe...

Rockies-Phillies Playoff Game Postponed Due To Frigid Denver Weather

Fox 31 | Fox 31 | Posted 10.10.2009 | Denver


Game 3 rescheduled for Sunday night DENVER - Major Leag...

Warren Miller Is My Friend

Jamie Starr | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver


Jamie Starr

In a sport long governed by an unspoken "bro code," it saddens me to see signs that skiing may become another cold and hard industry where even the great Warren Miller is made to look evil in the public eye.

Colorado Ski Resorts Begin Race To Open First This Season

First Tracks | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver


Arapahoe Basin, CO - A day after fellow annual competitor in the race to open first, Loveland Ski Area, began snowmaking in Colorado amidst an early s...

The Bachelorette Week Six Recap: The Week It Got Real

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment


Tasha Gordon-Solmon

This week, the eight remaining bachelors took a train ride with Jillian across British Columbia.

Big Science in a Small City (Part 2): Three Cool Real Life Science Terms

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Sharon Glassman

As a fan of science, I get goose-bumps chatting hanging out with people who ponder, pursue and decode the world's nano- to exo-.

Snow-Covered Nation's Salt Is Seeping Into Groundwater

dsc.discovery.com | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green


March 3, 2009 -- Salt does a great job of melting ice on frozen winter roads. But most road salt ends up in lakes, streams and groundwater, where it t...

How Do I Survive a Winter Storm? -- 5 Myths Debunked

Ben Sherwood | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green


Ben Sherwood

Some 95 percent of those who perish in cold water aren't actually hypothermic. The cold doesn't kill them -- it's the terror, which leads to drowning and heart attacks.

Fire and Ice...

A. Siegel | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

As the DC area is hit with a major snowstorm, 10,000 people are descending on Congress to lobby on climate change as part of Powershift 09.

Snowboard : The Game

Downhill Snowboard 2 | www.mochiads.com | Posted 03.16.2009 | Comedy


Wanna check this formula? Play new winter sport game on HuffingtonPost! The physics based snowboard game! Lots of levels, unlockable players, unlockable snowboards with stats, rails and stuff to grind and much much more!

England: a Dusting of Snow, a Climate of Chaos

Ben Carmichael | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


Ben Carmichael

Today was much the same; to me, it was simply the weather, and beautiful weather at that. But to England, it was enormously disruptive.

England: Snowstorm Causes Winter Chaos

The Guardian | Audrey Gillan | Posted 03.05.2009 | World


Heavy and drifting snow caused travel chaos for morning commuters today, with trains, tubes and buses cancelled. Those travelling to work in London w...

Confessions of a Groundhog

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.04.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

(As told to me by Punxsutawney Phil) It's been happening for over a century, and to be quite honest, it needs to stop right now. It needed to stop l...

California's Water Problems Weren't Caused By a Fish: We Need a 21st Century Water Policy for Fish and People

Doug Obegi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green


Doug Obegi

California is at a crossroads; it can either follow its old course toward drought and an insufficient drinking water supply, or it can commit to a new, smart-water solution for the 21st century.

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Kirsten Moore | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


Kirsten Moore

The federal government would save $200 million over five years by helping women voluntarily avoid pregnancies that otherwise would result in Medicaid-funded births.

Con Games: Let Us Now Praise Famous X

Michael Conniff | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Conniff

What I love about the ESPN X Games is the way the athletes actually seem to root for each other without prompting. No other sport does sportsmanship like the X Games.

Winter Storm: West Blanketed With Snow, Ice Glazes Midwest

AP | SANDRA CHEREB | Posted 01.26.2009 | Green


RENO, Nev. — Yet another snowstorm closed highways in parts of the West on Friday, the latest in a tiring week of bad weather, and a dangerous s...

In Defense of Snow, Sort Of

Deborah Blum | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living


Deborah Blum

Maybe the real message this year is that we should appreciate the snow while we've got it; value the way our fragile planet attempts to set itself right.

Seattle Roads Without Salt: "Snow Packed" By Design

Local News | Susan Kelleher | Posted 01.23.2009 | Green


To hear the city's spin, Seattle's road crews are making "great progress" in clearing the ice-caked streets. But it turns out "plowed streets" in S...