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April 2008
Changing Climate
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Features
Green House
Green Life
See how much carbon your household appliances put into the atmosphere - and what you can do about it.
Flourescent Bulb
Carbon Diet: Now It's Personal
Three families try to cut their energy consumption to 80 percent of the average American family's.
Vampire Electronics
Vampire Electronics
Are your electronics drawing power from the grid when you think they're turned off? Take a quiz to find out.
Girl Dressing
Global Footprints
See photographer Jodi Cobb's images of middle-class families, worlds apart, with very different carbon footprints.
Climate Map
Climate Map
Surface temperatures on Earth are warming at a pace that signals a decisive shift in the global climate.
Climate Leaf
How to Help
From our 2007 story, "The Big Thaw," learn how you can shrink your carbon footprint.
Jim Balog
Aspen Environment Forum
Watch interviews with scientists, explorers, and other leading thinkers on climate change.
Climate Quiz
Green Guide: Climate Quiz
How much do you know about the effects of global warming? Take a quiz to find out.
Recycling
Why Recycle?
Is recycling really better for the environment than burying or burning waste?
Helicopter And Fire
Drying of the West
The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage?
Aerial View Of Mountains
Frozen Ground
The lands of perpetually frozen earth reveal the delicate rhythms of the planet. But will permafrost stay permanent?
World Oil
Tapped Out
World oil demand is surging as supplies approach their limits.