David Boies, one of the high-profile lawyers who filed the suit, discusses California's Proposition 8 federal trial. Referring to the history of marriage precedents, Boies says the U.S. Constitution's equal...

Delhi-born photographer, Ishan Tankar, talks about this summer's unbearable heatwave in New Delhi and the delayed monsoon rains. As a photographer for a Delhi-based magazine, he notes that increasingly his...

Thom porter is a Fire Chief for CAL FIRE, the Californian state fire department. With 20 years experience fighting fires and an academic background in forestry, Thom has noticed changes...

Amanda McKenzie is 26 and the Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Born and raised in Australia, Amanda has seen first-hand the effects of climate change in Sydney, including...

Global warming. Climate change. It may seem remote -- something that only happens far away or something to worry about later. But climate change is happening here and now and...

Climate change is putting a damper on American tourism and recreation. Skiing, diving, hunting, and fishing are just some of the national pastimes that scientists say are at risk if...

One-third of Americans live on coasts near "Dead Zones", the focus of this week's climate change story. It may sound like science fiction, but these "Dead Zones" are very real...

In this week's climate change story, we are reminded of the hurricanes that devastated parts of the U.S. in recent years: Katrina, Rita, Ivan. While Americans got lucky this year,...

In this week's climate change story Americans, especially in the Midwest, are feeling the heat as temperatures rise to record-breaking levels. Nine of the 10 hottest years on record have...

This week's climate change story illustrates the devastation of Southern California's wildfires, which have increased four-fold in the past decade due to rising temperatures, turning a typical fire season into...

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who recently announced plans to run for governor of California, describes innovative ways of thinking about electric cars. He suggests a pricing plan for electric...

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who recently announced plans to run for governor of California, describes innovative ways of thinking about electric cars. He suggests a pricing plan for electric...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger criticizes the American automobile industry for its reluctance to embrace environmentally-friendly innovations.

(October 26, 2007) As the California fires rage and millions of Americans are displaced, the US media has mobilized, devoting almost all their coverage to the event. But what...

In this speech for the World Affairs Council of Northern California, Senior Pentagon Correspondent for The Washington Post Thomas E. Ricks talks about the possible options in Iraq and his...