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The Queen Gets Her Revenge

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2007 Queen Elizabeth began a toast on Tuesday by teasing the president: "I wondered whether I should start this toast saying I was here in 1776, but I don't think I will." Though she has since departed our shores, the British monarch is not done teaching Americans a lesson -- her carbon footprint for the trip will be calculated and matched with a donation to an environmental charity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can Dr. Evil Save the World?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2006 The Pentagon's favored weaponeer, above, has a proposal to stop global warming -- without burning less oil, and for a tiny fraction of the cost of mainstream proposals And it's so crazy it just might work It also might destroy the planet in the process Interested? Read on . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The 800,000-Year Old Horror Story

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2006 The latest study of ice drilled from Antarctica reveals that carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at any time in the last 800,000 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court to Fact-Check Bush’s Global Warming Distortions

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 On the very day that Bush again peddled the blatant misrepresentation that "there's a debate over whether [global warming] is man-made or naturally caused," the Supreme Court injected some sanity into our discourse by announcing it will decide whether the federal government must regulate emissions of new cars to combat global warming. Bush's claims are only slightly more ludicrous in light of the fact that he made them while Washington, D.C., stands submerged in 18 inches of global-warming-propelled storm water. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Blog Trades Carbon Offsets for Links

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 A progressive-minded blog called DeepMarket.com is teaming up with CarbonFund.org to offset one ton of carbon emissions for every blog that links to it. (h/t: Tree Hugger) Hey, blogosphere: Link up! It doesn't cost you anything. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )