This Sept. 16 image released by NASA shows the amount of summer sea ice in the Arctic, at center in white, and the 1979 to 2000 average extent for the day shown, with the yellow line. Scientists say sea ice in the Arctic shrank to an all-time low of 1.32 million square miles on Sept. 16, smashing old records for the critical climate indicator.
Climate Politics: It's Laugh Lines Vs. 'Not A Joke'
Stymied by Congress early on in his term while trying to advance his climate policies, President Obama has resorted to taking incremental actions that don't need congressional approval. Mitt Romney doesn't mention climate change in his energy plan, and favors cheap energy sources like coal.
Republican Governors Gear Up For Election Gains
The GOP could pick up as many as five governorships in next month's election,
A Tax Plan That Economists Love (And Politicians Hate)
Everyone with a mortgage will pay more. Corporations will pay less.
Man Held In Alleged New York Fed Bomb Plot
The FBI says the suspect is a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man.
more news
- Adelson Shakes Up Israeli Newspaper Market
- Treating Alzheimer's Should Start Years Early
- Israeli Politicians Seek U.S. Campaign Funding
- How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio
- Romney Tries To Soften Birth Control Message
- In A Ravaged Syrian Village, Planning For The Future
- Brain Of The Beast: Computers Behind The Cloud
