Throughout history, religious wars have always been the most brutal and cruel and merciless.

One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from 40 to 1 percent in the last four decades. Concurrently, the amount of rainfall has declined to the point where the country is rapidly becoming a wasteland.

In a free society, there comes a time when the truth - however hard it may be to hear, however impolitic it may seem to say - must be told.

There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.

We're operating this planet like a business in liquidation.

Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by major emitters in the absence of major legislation. But it's a blunt instrument that is a little more difficult to use than a legislative remedy.

I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.