new analysis from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies shows that 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year on record, and was part of the warmest decade on record. According to climate scientists from NASA and the National Climatic Data Center last year’s temperatures ended in a tie with 2005 as the warmest on record. MORE >>

Vehicle miles traveled per person plateaued in 2005 and then started declining dramatically in 2008. Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Mother Jones. Politics. Environment. Culture. Photo Essays. Blogs Political MoJo. Kevin Drum. Blue Marble. Tom Philpott. Mixed Media. Subscribe. Support. Study. Kevin Drum Previous | Next. Thanks! $5. MORE >>

The number of deaths in a "safe" year, defined as not 2006 or 2010 (recoding 2005 at 23 and giving 2011 an annual adjustment), is 26. Since April 2010, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has conducted 251 so-called “impact inspections” in coal mines, including 73 in Kentucky and seven in Indiana. MORE >>

So since 2005 the 19 plants receiving the waste gas payments have profited handsomely from an unlikely business: churning out more harmful coolant gas so they can be paid to destroy its waste byproduct. It has long been known that pollution abatement subsidies are strongly preferred by polluting business firms. via www.nytimes.com.   MORE >>

Even if the United States takes no explicit action to regulate greenhouse gases, emissions of carbon dioxide and other climate-altering substances will grow slowly over the next two decades, not returning to 2005 levels until 2027, according to a new projection from the Energy Information Administration, the research branch of the Energy Department. MORE >>