USA Today June 8, 2015 by Rachel Axon For the past two weeks, FIFA has been mired in the biggest, and latest, scandal — unsurprising given a history that’s tied soccer with corruption since the organization’s early years. Faced with … Continue reading →

Slate Magazine June 5, 2015 by Eric Holthaus On Thursday a new study led by the director of the leading U.S. climate data center was the latest to show evidence that global warming is—shocker—continuing. My Slate colleague Phil Plait has … Continue reading →

Colorado Public Radio Colorado Matters June 4, 2015 Roger Pielke Jr. speaks with Ryan Warner For years, CU Boulder political scientist and soccer fan Roger Pielke Jr. has attempted to sound the alarm on international soccer’s governing body, FIFA. In … Continue reading →

Newsweek June 2, 2015 by Kurt Eichenwald With great fanfare, the Justice Department unveiled on May 27 a criminal indictment declaring that the organization responsible for the worldwide regulation and promotion of soccer is a racketeering enterprise, infused with corruption, … Continue reading →

Euronews June 1, 2015 by Chris Harris International sports bodies like FIFA have “poor governance and are fertile settings for corruption to take root”, according to a report published by Transparency International. Such organisations lag behind states, businesses and charities … Continue reading →

CBC Sports May 28, 2015 by Andre Mayer Bribery, match-fixing, fraud — for years now, FIFA has played defence against allegations of corruption. But on Wednesday, soccer’s governing body was dealt arguably its most damaging blow, when Swiss authorities arrested … Continue reading →

Vox May 27, 2015 by Joseph Stromberg The international soccer governing body FIFA has been plagued by corruption for years — and according to many experts, Wednesday’s arrest of seven officials in connection with a bribery investigation is just the … Continue reading →

by Tania Rabesandratana Science May 22, 2015 The European Commission extended an olive branch to the scientific community on 13 May. Surrounded by six Nobel laureates, commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced his long-awaited plan to restructure the commission’s scientific advice … Continue reading →

Nature Climate Change May 21, 2015 Politicians increasingly tout short-term climate adaptation as a ‘no regrets’ strategy. But it’s becoming clear that such policies can sometimes unexpectedly increase vulnerability. Lisa Dilling and colleagues from the University of Colorado Boulder and … Continue reading →