Monday, December 10, 2012

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Andrew C. Revkin on Climate Change

By 2050 or so, the human population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. In Dot Earth, which recently moved from the news side of The Times to the Opinion section, Andrew C. Revkin examines efforts to balance human affairs with the planet?s limits. Conceived in part with support from a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, Dot Earth tracks relevant developments from suburbia to Siberia. The blog is an interactive exploration of trends and ideas with readers and experts.

Slide Show

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A Planet in Flux

Andrew C. Revkin began exploring the human impact on the environment nearly 30 years ago. An early stop was Papeete, Tahiti. This narrated slide show describes his extensive travels.

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Dot Earth on YouTube

Many of the videos featured here can be found on Andrew Revkin?s channel on YouTube. Recent reader favorites:

Environment News

Energy and the Environment

Green IncHow are climate change, scarcer resources, population growth and other challenges reshaping society? From science to business to politics to living, reporters track the high-stakes pursuit of a greener globe in a dialogue with experts and readers. Join the discussion at Green.

Talks on Climate Produce Promises and Complaints
By JOHN M. BRODER

Delegates agreed to extend the increasingly ineffective Kyoto Protocol and to commit to more ambitious ? but unspecified ? actions to reduce emissions of climate-altering gases.

Flow of Money Bedevils Climate Talks
By JOHN M. BRODER

As a Friday evening deadline for concluding the United Nations climate conference approached, negotiators were still fighting about finances.

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