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Reuters: Environment
Climate body to try to bridge differences before G8
ROME (Reuters) - Officials from a 17-member body which account for the lions share of the world’s carbon emissions will hold urgent talks next Tuesday to iron out differences on the eve of a July 8-10 summit of the G8.
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 2:03 pm -0400 EDT
China mulling new air quality regulations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering new air quality regulations as it looks to build on its success clearing Beijing’s skies during the Olympics, environmental officials from the capital said on Friday.
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 9:57 am -0400 EDT
EU seen meeting renewable fuel targets with blends
HAMBURG (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to achieve its target of generating 10 percent of transport fuels from renewable sources by 2020 by blending biofuels with fossil fuels, a leading EU researcher said.
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 9:49 am -0400 EDT
Los Angeles will end use of coal-fired power
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 2020, replacing it with power from cleaner renewable energy sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 4:33 pm -0400 EDT
Loss of world’s seagrass beds seen accelerating
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world’s seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 4:24 pm -0400 EDT
EPA extends comment period on biofuel standard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it was extending the comment period on a draft rule that aims to cut greenhouse gases emitted by biofuels.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 3:25 pm -0400 EDT
Climate change shrinks Scotland’s wild sheep
LONDON (Reuters) - Wild sheep on a remote Scottish island are shrinking, and scientists blame global warming.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 2:25 pm -0400 EDT
Palestinians, Israel compromise on Dead Sea contest
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinian Authority compromised in the name of nature this week, teaming up at the last moment to back the Dead Sea in a contest to chose the world’s top seven natural wonders.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 12:45 pm -0400 EDT
Obama’s climate leadership faces test at G8 forum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, buoyed by a domestic victory on climate policy, faces his first foreign test on the issue next week at a forum that could boost the chances of reaching a U.N. global warming pact this year.
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 11:33 am -0400 EDT
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 8:05 pm -0400 EDT
Climate Change - Google News
Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason? - Christian Science Monitor
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Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason?
Christian Science Monitor Mr. Krugman then gives a rundown of the latest climate research, whose predictions are far worse than previously thought. He describes climate change as a … Climate change: Is it treason to deny global warming? Climate change lies threaten freedom Climate-change edition: The Thursday wrap |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 11:24 pm -0400 EDT
On Climate Change, Young Activists Do Play Hardball - New York Times
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On Climate Change, Young Activists Do Play Hardball
New York Times It isn't numbers: Energy Action Coalition, leading the youth climate movement, has over 350000 active members. It's money: Energy Action is now laying off … |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 11:11 pm -0400 EDT
Dueling Ads Highlight the Politics of Climate-Change Legislation - New York Times
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Dueling Ads Highlight the Politics of Climate-Change Legislation
New York Times Groups on both sides of the spectrum have begun hitting the airwaves with new advertisements on climate-change legislation, … NRCC Targets 14 House Democrats On Climate Change Vote Climate vote threatens some Democrats' careers |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 2:21 pm -0400 EDT
The Climate Change Truth - Examiner.com
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The Climate Change Truth
Examiner.com The past week in Congress and across the country, a closer look has been taken at “climate change.” Last Friday, Congress passed a cap and trade tax bill, … |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 2:10 pm -0400 EDT
Obama to seek climate deal in Moscow - guardian.co.uk
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Obama to seek climate deal in Moscow
guardian.co.uk Photograph: Sergey Kulikov/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama will move to seal a deal with Russia for joint action on climate change during his summit in Moscow … Russia to Open Airspace to US For Afghan War Obama to Press Kremlin on Energy CSIS scholars brief on President Obama's Trip to Moscow, G8, Ghana |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 1:20 pm -0400 EDT
Leave climate alone; it will change at will - Las Vegas Sun
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Leave climate alone; it will change at will
Las Vegas Sun It also demonstrates that he is by no means a climate change expert. He did not demonstrate why he thinks human beings are responsible for his global … Why Counting Carbon is a Key to Climate Change IN THE MAIL: Choices today shape life tomorrow Worst. Rant. Ever. James Inhofe on Global Warming |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 5:00 am -0400 EDT
Pioneer thanked for its climate change bill nod - Bemidji Pioneer
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Pioneer thanked for its climate change bill nod
Bemidji Pioneer Thanks to the Pioneer Editorial Board for their conditional endorsement of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as ACES or the … Lance casts strong vote for climate-change bill President Obama Delivers Remarks About Innovation and Jobs Climate Change Legislation Calls for Energy Use Reduction in … |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 3:17 am -0400 EDT
Climate change causes sheep in Scottish herd to shrink - Los Angeles Times
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Climate change causes sheep in Scottish herd to shrink
Los Angeles Times The finding offers unusual proof that large animals are already evolving to adapt to changes wrought by climate change, experts said. … Climate change is shrinking sheep Soay sheep shrinking in climate change Climate change shrinks wild sheep: scientists |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 6:21 pm -0400 EDT
EU: China, India must make emissions cuts - The Associated Press
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EU: China, India must make emissions cuts
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The chances of concluding a new global climate change pact remain dim unless China, India and Brazil make significant cuts in carbon … Legal Report - Legislation ushers in busy period on climate change Indo- China riddle in Climate Change Climate body to try to bridge differences before G8 |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 11:46 am -0400 EDT
Action on climate change - Buffalo News
 New York Times |
Action on climate change
Buffalo News The climate change bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives Friday recalls nothing so much as President John F. Kennedy's 1961 call for the … House Passes Climate Change Legislation Congress' bill on climate change comes up short imate change Climate Change Set to Move Forward in Senate |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 7:13 am -0400 EDT
Global Warming - Google News
Geoengineering help global warming but not ocean acidification? - Examiner.com
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Geoengineering help global warming but not ocean acidification?
Examiner.com If Al Gore is Mr, Global warming, then Stanford is Global Warming University. This is the home of Steven Schneider, the former global cooling alarmist … |
Sat, Jul 04, 2009 12:08 am -0400 EDT
Worst. Rant. Ever. James Inhofe on Global Warming - Daily Kos
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Worst. Rant. Ever. James Inhofe on Global Warming
Daily Kos Last Friday, the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which addresses the problem of global warming by, … Would Galileo buy global warming? Don't wait to act on global warming How we discovered global warming |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 2:32 pm -0400 EDT
Why is the EPA suppressing this global-warming report? - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Why is the EPA suppressing this global-warming report?
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com APEPA administrator Lisa Jackson: Why won't she release that report skeptical of global-warming? As research for an upcoming column on the many drawbacks of … |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 12:24 pm -0400 EDT
President Barack Obama Says Global Warming Bill Will Create … - Gather.com
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President Barack Obama Says Global Warming Bill Will Create …
Gather.com Yesterday, after a meeting with CEO's from the nation's most innovative energy companies, President Barack Obama told reporters that the global warming … Will Senate vote on comprehensive energy legislation come up ACES? LETTER: Bill should be strengthened, then passed What will hitting the magic number 60 mean for global warming? |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 12:00 pm -0400 EDT
DK GreenRoots: ExxonMobil Is Still Funding Global Warming Denial … - Daily Kos
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DK GreenRoots: ExxonMobil Is Still Funding Global Warming Denial …
Daily Kos Exxon is staffed by and supports those who deny the most basic facts of climate change and global warming. In June 2005, White House official Philip Cooney … Exxon Keeps Funding Anti-Global Warming Lobbyists In England, Outrage Over ExxonMobil's Continued Ties to Climate … ExxonMobil funds climate-change sceptics |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 11:29 am -0400 EDT
Sheep Shrinking Each Generation Amid Global Warming - Bloomberg
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Sheep Shrinking Each Generation Amid Global Warming
Bloomberg The research is the most comprehensive yet linking animal size to global warming, Coulson said. His team's results tally with studies of crustaceans called … Scottish sheep shrinking due to global warming How global warming shrank St Kilda's sheep Global warming causes sheep to shrink |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 10:38 am -0400 EDT
Taking Steps to Fight Global Warming - New York Times
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Taking Steps to Fight Global Warming
New York Times While it's encouraging to see Congress taking steps to reduce global warming, the approach championed at the moment — cap and trade — is fraught with perils … Done correctly, ethanol is nearly carbon neutral |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 11:41 pm -0400 EDT
The EPA Silences a Climate Skeptic - Wall Street Journal
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The EPA Silences a Climate Skeptic
Wall Street Journal It was all a bit of a hoot, given Mr. Hansen was already a world-famous devotee of the theory of man-made global warming, a reputation earned with some 1400 … Global warming cover up? EPA May Have Suppressed Anti-Global Warming Study EPA Dept. Director Kills Report and Author Warned "Stop Talking … |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 10:51 pm -0400 EDT
Climate change: Is it treason to deny global warming? - Seattle Times
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Climate change: Is it treason to deny global warming?
Seattle Times How long will The Seattle Times continue to repeat the tired mantras of global-warming believers? While there can be no justification for opposing … Global warming killjoy? Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason? Climate change lies threaten freedom |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 7:03 pm -0400 EDT
Is Media Helping Advance Obama's Energy Agenda by Spreading Global … - FOXNews
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Is Media Helping Advance Obama's Energy Agenda by Spreading Global …
FOXNews JUAN WILLIAMS, GUEST HOST: In the "Impact" segment tonight: Is the liberal media helping Barack Obama advance his energy agenda by spreading global warming … O'Reilly fill-in Williams provides platform for global warming … |
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 1:11 pm -0400 EDT
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