Feb 16, 2008

Global Warming to be Taught in Public Schools?

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By Noel Sheppard | February 16, 2008 - 17:28 ET No matter how many times people like Nobel Laureate Al Gore claim that global warming isn't political, ...
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How climate change sparked a Canadian gold rush

Times Online, UK 
It's little more than an ice-bound collection of shacks besieged by hungry polar bears. But climate change has sparked a gold rush in Churchill, ...
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Winemakers mull climate change at Barcelona conference

AFP 
Not everyone is aware that wine production emits large quantities of CO2, the main gas responsible for climate change. But that problem, along the potential ...
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Climate change: a slow ship to turn

Baltimore Sun, United States 
Even if we humans reduced our greenhouse gas emissions to zero, global temperatures would remain high for at least 500 years after the carbon dioxide ...
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'Aggressive' greenhouse targets pushed by NDP

Calgary Herald, Canada 
NDP Leader Brian Mason called Friday for more wind power generation, better automobile emission standards and hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions to make ...
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Feb 15, 2008

Global warming threatens to redraw world's wine map: experts

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"The consequences of global warming are already being felt. Harvests are already coming 10 days earlier than before in almost all wine-growing regions," ...
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Atlanta, cities worldwide to protest global warming

Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA 
Most of Georgia's electricity is produced by from coal-fired power plants, a major contributor to greenhouse gases which scientists say are causing global ...
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Global warming could invite sharks to Antarctica: biologists

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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) - Global warming could make Antarctic waters more inviting to crabs and sharks that would threaten the frigid continent's unique ...
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Ocean Impact Map Reveals Human Reach Global

Scientific American 
... the polar seas are among the few watery stretches that show little sign of humanity's impact-yet. As these areas continue to warm under climate change, ...
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Texas up, and down, with Energy Star buildings

Bizjournals.com, NC 
Texas led the nation for achieving the most greenhouse gas emission reductions through energy-efficient buildings, according to the Environmental Protection ...
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UK Climate Change Sustainable Development Indicator: 2006 ...

PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria 
Carbon dioxide accounted for about 85 per cent of the UK's man-made greenhouse gas emissions in 2006. In 2006, 40 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions were ...
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UN leader Ban presses Bush on climate change

Reuters 
The United States, which has been a reluctant partner in climate diplomacy under Bush, abruptly reversed course at climate change talks in Bali, Indonesia, ...
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EXTRA: Global-warming sceptic Klaus re-elected Czech president

Earthtimes, UK 
Prague - One of the world's most prominent global-warming doubters, Vaclav Klaus, was re-elected Czech president Friday as a majority of 141 from 279 ...
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Business chiefs vow to lead fight against global warming

AFP 
TOKYO (AFP) - Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were failing to ...
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The climate is big business

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom 
Climate change is going to transform the way businesses operate and it'sa change that will happen globally. That was the theme of a round-table meeting of ...
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Dead zones off Oregon and Washington likely tied to global warming ...

Los Angeles Times, CA 
If this theory holds up, it means that global warming and the build-up of heat-trapping gases are bringing about oceanic changes beyond those previously ...
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Wall Street investors gather at UN to discuss climate change

Xinhua, China 
14 (Xinhua) -- The largest gathering of financial and corporate leaders from around the world ever to examine the climate change issue convened at the ...
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Feb 14, 2008

China urges agreement on climate change

Xinhua, China 
14 -- China's special representative to the UN climate change talks has urged the international community to substantive negotiations to secure a new global ...
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Investors Discuss Climate Risks at UN

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The coalition is pressing Congress for so-called cap-and-trade legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions. There have been a number of climate bills ...
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Nations seek compromise in climate change talks

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"Climate change needs an economic solution and the negotiations are an opportunity to find solutions that are economically viable worldwide," said de Boer, ...
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Cap on greenhouse gas emissions may cost consumers 10:56 AM CT

Dallas Morning News, TX 
By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News HOUSTON - Congress will probably pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions to generate cash for ...
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Agency cataloging greenhouse gas emissions

Garden City Telegram, KS 
... coal-fired power plants said Tuesday that he still wants to cooperate with industries and state leaders to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Kansas.
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Developed countries urged to lead emissions cuts efforts at UN debate

Xinhua, China 
13 (Xinhua) -- Delegates at a UN high-level debate on climate change Wednesday urged developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas ...
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All-female team to tackle Everest to spread climate change ...

International Herald Tribune, France 
AP KATMANDU, Nepal: A group of Nepalese women plans to scale Mount Everest to spread awareness about the impact of climate change on the Himalayan peaks and ...
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Climate change may dry up US water source

Times of India, India 
LOS ANGELES: Man-made factors, including climate change, could dry up a key source of water for millions of Americans living in southwestern United States.
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Feb 13, 2008

California, Mexico pledge to fight climate change

Xinhua, China 
During Calderon's visit to California, officials from both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to team up in the fight against climate change, ...
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John Higgins on business vs. climate change

Greenbang, UK 
John Higgins, director general of technology trade association Intellect, examines the role of the industry in climate change. "The technology sector is a ...
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McCain and Climate Change

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The Nation -- This is part 2 of my post on John McCain's easy ride from the media on climate change. Perhaps you think that McCain has gone AWOL on ...
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Texas reaches milestone in cutting greenhouse gases

Bizjournals.com, NC 
Texas led the nation for achieving the most greenhouse gas emission reductions through energy-efficient buildings, according to the Environmental Protection ...
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Second deadline to protect polar bears missed

Reuters 
... to decide if polar bears need protection from climate change, and critics link the delay to an oil lease sale in a vast swath of the bear's icy habitat.
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Tiny Nations Seek Climate Help at UN

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The glacial pace of their speechmaking belied their expressions of urgency and fear that global warming will test the world - and the UN - in ways never ...
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Pentagon faces a battle on climate change

Financial Times, UK 
By John Podesta and Peter Ogden In the run-up to the United Nations climate change conference in Bali, businesspeople implored political leaders to take ...
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Industry, government must tackle balance between energy use ...

International Herald Tribune, France 
Because we have a responsibility to provide sustainable energy, and rising concerns over climate change are likely to seriously constrain our ability to do ...
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Sierra Club gives feds failing grade on climate change, kudos to ...

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Spokesman Stephen Hazell says the international agreement is binding and still in effect, even though Ottawa is proceeding with its own climate-change plan.
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Get in step on global warming, CEO urges

Houston Chronicle, United States 
By KRISTEN HAYS The oil and gas industry must embrace the reality of global warming and ensure it has a voice in setting policy or risk being marginalized ...
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IT industry sets climate change targets

VNUNet.com, UK 
On the upside, Intellect believes that the industry can exceed the target set by the CBI Climate Change Task Force for a 30 per cent improvement in the ...
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Climate puts bears at risk

Windsor Star,  Canada 
PHILADELPHIA - Ever wonder what it must be like to be a polar bear living in a region threatened by climate change? A new exhibition opening on Saturday at ...
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Prince in climate change campaign

The Press Association 
The Prince of Wales is due to travel to the European Commission (EC) in Brussels to raise awareness about EU efforts to combat climate change.
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Energy Conference in Houston Includes Focus on Climate Change, US ...

Voice of America 
This year's focus includes some issues that are not strictly energy related such as climate change and the US housing crisis. VOA's Greg Flakus has more ...
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Feb 12, 2008

Citizens who cause global warming responsible to stop it: BC ...

The Canadian Press 
VICTORIA - British Columbians have helped cause the problems of global warming and they must help fix it, the Liberal government says in a throne speech ...
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UN Seek New Leaders on Global Warming

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The British billionaire, speaking at the start of a UN debate on climate change, said it would be run by a world figure in global warming and could serve as ...
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Complete text of throne speech

Vancouver Sun,  Canada 
Comprehensive air and water stewardship strategies will be released this spring, as new steps are taken to combat global warming.
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Polar ice pack shrinkage may break '07 record

Anchorage Daily News (subscription), AK 
Climate models have linked a higher Arctic oscillation to increases in greenhouse gases, but that relationship is still the subject of much study, ...
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Obama pledges to attack global warming

Baltimore Sun, United States 
"We cannot wait to stop global warming," Obama said. "We cannot wait to fix this country." He pledged to put mandatory caps on carbon dioxide emissions from ...
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2 loggers first to meet greenhouse gas standards

Sacramento Bee,  USA 
The longer the trees stand, the more they absorb carbon dioxide, the main global warming or greenhouse gas emitted by human activities.
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Global warming 'may save lives'

BBC News, UK 
The risk of a fatal heatwave in the UK within five years is high, but overall global warming may mean fewer deaths due to temperature, a report says.
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Climate change reporting becomes CSR mainstay

Business Green, UK 
Climate change has become a key component of CSR reports for the bulk of the world's multinationals, according to a new report from CSR website ...
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Biofuels Make Greenhouse Gases Worse

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Secondly, the original article had a 'might' in it and was of the form "Biofuels might make greenhouse gases worse". Deleting 'might' combletely changes the ...
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Feb 11, 2008

John McCain and Climate Change

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He acknowledges, without hedging, that anthropogenic climate change is real, and speaks eloquently about the need to address it.
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UN's Ban Presses for Action on Climate Change

Voice of America 
By Margaret Besheer UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a two-day conference on addressing climate change Monday at the United Nations, ...
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Alaska Continental Slope 100 Miles Farther Out Than Thought

Environment News Service 
Thanks to a warming climate, the polar ice cap is melting away." "For much of this cruise, the chief scientists have been shocked at how little ice there is ...
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Ancient Global Warming Gave Bugs the Munchies

National Geographic, DC 
... analysis of more than 5000 fossil leaves that were ravaged by voracious insects dating to before, during, and after the ancient bout of global warming.
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Canada will make own decision on polar bear status: Baird

CBC North, Canada 
... might affect climate. Scientists have said it would be difficult for Canada to justify not giving polar bears a similar designation if the US does so.
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Nobel laureate issues global warming warning

News & Observer, NC 
In comments this afternoon before the state Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, Pachauri warned that the levels of carbon dioxide in the ...
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Bloomberg Urges UN to Act on Climate Change

New York Times, United States 
"We meet at a crucial juncture in our collective efforts to address climate change," Mr. Ban told the General Assembly. "If the year 2007 was the year when ...
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Leading National Expert on Climate Change to Speak at Sarah ...

SLC News & Events, NY 
One of the nation's leading experts on climate change, Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), will outline ways to ...
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King penguins could be wiped out by climate change: study

AFP 
PARIS (AFP) - One of the emblems of the Antarctic, the king penguin, could be driven to extinction by climate change, a French study published on Monday ...
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Korea Expected to See Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emission

Korea Times, South Korea 
By Bae Ji-sook Despite international efforts to slow down global warming by lessening greenhouse gas emissions, Korea could see an increase should it not ...
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UN chief, NY mayor urge world action on climate change

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Speaking to reporters after addressing a UN General Assembly debate on the impact of global warming, Bloomberg said: "We are damaging our planet.
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Discovery Channel launches app aimed at tackling climate change

Computerworld, MA 
... (RIA) called Earth Live that allows users to interact with scientific data and visualize events such as climate change and polar melting in real time.
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Tim Lenton on worst case climate change scenarios

Newconsumer.com, UK 
It's clear that a number of people could be killed, not necessarily directly by climate change but by the conflicts that will erupt over dwindling water ...
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McCain: Climate-Change Maverick or Softie?

Wall Street Journal 
John McCain for his climate-change proposals. "I know that my climate change plan is stronger than John McCain's," he told Reuters last Friday.
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G-7 Goals: Global Markets and Global Warming

TIME 
At their last meeting in October, the G-7 ministers asked the Financial Stability Forum to evaluate the causes of the current global economic situation; ...
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Clinton and Obama: Failures on War and Global Warming

Bay Area Indymedia, CA 
by STEVEN ARGUE On the biggest question facing humanity, human caused global warming, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are ignoring the urgent ...
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UN official: New technologies must tackle climate change

Xinhua, China 
9 (Xinhua) -- New technologies are the only way to tackle climate change, a special adviser to the UN Secretary-General said here Saturday.
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Feb 10, 2008

O'Malley Scolds EPA for Vehicle Pollution Roadblock

Southern Maryland Online, MD 
California's standards, if begun in 2009 as planned, would have reduced vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016. Sixteen other states also ...
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Climate change, world economy will be addressed at conference

Houston Chronicle, United States 
J. Craig Venter , founder of The Institute for Genomic Research (now the J. Craig Venter Institute) Climate change and the world economy get top billing ...
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G7 MEETING Ministers mull climate change fund for developing ...

Forbes, NY 
... acknowledged the need to 'scale up' investment in developing countries to support them in joining international efforts to deal with climate change.
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Verbatim '. . . the loss of sea ice is linked to . . . climate ...

Philadelphia Inquirer, PA 
True, polar bears are being used as a poster child - or what we biologists call a "flagship species" - for the issue of climate change.
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Involve businesses to fight climate change: Deutsche Bank

Sify, India 
New Delhi: The global business community must have a long term market-based policy framework from governments to address climate change, a senior official ...
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GM: Oppose State Greenhouse Gas Laws

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CEO Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
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"Six Degrees Could Change the World" premiers 2/10

Los Angeles Times, CA 
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the earth will warm up between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.
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