UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa

Dec 9, 2011
Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.

Europe pushes for roadmap toward climate deal

Dec 9, 2011
Developing and island states are on board for an agreement, but the U.S. and other countries are still undecided.

What can be expected from the U.N. climate conference

Nov 28, 2011
United Nations delegates are meeting in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the global regulations for energy usage. Last time, negotiators couldn't agree on how to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Will anything change this time?

Report: More extreme weather on the way

Nov 18, 2011
A report out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we can expect hotter summers and more extreme weather events in the coming years.

Screwed up environment might cause space aliens to kill us more

Aug 19, 2011
So make sure you recycle! According to a report coming out of NASA for some reason, we might be more likely to face hostile space aliens because of...

Promoting Climate Change: Hits and Misses

Feb 7, 2011
If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...

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Chatbot takes on critics of climate change

Nov 3, 2010
Nigel Leck was sick of all the people on Twitter arguing that global warming isn't real. So, he made a program that would scan Twitter every five...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Why should you stress about Europe's banks?

Jul 23, 2010
*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...