... Alaska Concludes Conference on Climate Costs by Elizabeth Arnold <a ... NPR.Player.Type.STORY, '0')"> Listen Now <a class="add" ... NPR.Player.Type.STORY, '0')"> add to playlist Weekend Edition

... outlook posted by the national Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs,

... -- Global warming, which most climate experts blame mainly on large-scale ... Energy Department is providing a $270,000 grant to help determine whether there

INTRO: About 70 years ago, pioneer aerial photographer Bradford Washburn flew over Alaska's glaciers, documenting their splendor while looking for mountain-climbing routes. Now, a Boston photojournalist is following in his footsteps with a very different p

INTRO Thursday, February 7, 2008; Page D01 The Interior Department yesterday announced $2.6 billion in winning bids from companies seeking to drill for oil and gas in Alaska 's Chukchi Sea despite protests from environmental groups and members of Congress

But Alaska's 1,200-pound "canary in the coal mine" is looming larger than ever in the debate over the impacts of man-made greenhouse gases and what -- if anything -- should be done about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear

... Posted on: Sunday, 27 April 2008, 15:00 CDT Proposed federal legislation on climate change could result in billions of ... economist said. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, now before Congress,