It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective will.
California orders hike in number of super clean cars 2012-01-28T09:00-05:00: California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.
A flaky winter in Yosemite 2012-01-28T09:00-05:00: In this spine-country of grandeur and extremes, where people often mark time by natural events such as "the year of the big flood," this is the year of the weird winter. Even with California's volatile weather, where exceptions are the rule, the season has been the driest in 30 years. Without snow, hotels are offering rock climbing and archery to frustrated skiers.