The classic literature book Love in the Time of Cholera is supposed to be a period piece set more than a century ago - so while love and romance is very much alive in the 21st century, the other part of the title - cholera - is not supposed to be.  Unfortunately, it looks like the water-borne disesase could make a comeback, thanks to heavier rainfalls associated with climate change.

If you agree that climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution, then the recent agreement achieved in Cancun, Mexico is reason for hope – and succeeded in a few areas where the much more lauded conference in Copenhagen last year failed.

It is only human to feel a little “climate fatigue” after a year that has included several disappointing failures on the climate front.

There’s no doubt: America is going through some rough economic times. As calls mount for tightening the country’s financial belt, there’s much discussion from Capitol Hill to Main Street America regarding how to maximize the bang from our tax-collected buck. It’s times like this that make folks who care about public lands nervous.

I recently took a trip to Alaska, to learn about how climate change is affecting the people that live on the front lines of a warming world. The following was originally posted on the website Care2.com. In a small restaurant a stone’s throw from the Arctic Ocean last week I heard a familiar argument against investing in climate adaptation: focusing on adaptation takes attention away from the critical work of reducing dangerous carbon pollution.