Stories tagged "climatechange"

The greenhouse effect that may be cooling the climate view story

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The roofs of Spanish horticulture hothouses are reflecting so much sunlight that local temperatures have dropped in recent decades

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US climate fix could help solve financial crisis view story

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If the US focused on curbing global warming it could help pull the world from the financial brink, say Al Gore's environmental policy experts

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Oil drops, emissions decrease, petro-states lose revenues, but this is not a solution! | ForceChange view story

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• 1 day ago
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A global recession where people can’t afford to use resources is not a solution. At some point in time, the global economy will recover and demand for oil will rise again, as will the profits of petro-states. As this is a certainty, we need to take th

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Flesh-Eating Catfish Goonch Tracked Down By Angler Jeremy Wade For Channel Five | World News | Sky News view story

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Is this a freak mutation or a sign of "global weirding" to come?

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Janet Ritz: Cost of Forest Loss Exceeds Current Banking Crisis view story

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Wind of cynicism view story

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• 2 days ago
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In France, an ugly industry is promoting bad-evil energy. It's called wind... (Too bad sarcasm is hard to convey through writing.)

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House Finally Releases Plan for Carbon Cap and Trade : Red, Green, and Blue view story

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Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have finally released their highly-anticipated draft legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal is modeled after the Senate bill that was debated earlier this year.

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GM stock price dips to 1951 levels view story

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Maybe it’s not surprising that a company that still builds cars for the 1950’s has a stock price from that era.

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Global Crises Compound Refugees' Woes: UN view story

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The global financial, food, and fuel crises and the negative impacts of climate change pose a severe threat to the world's 37 million uprooted people, and will likely increase their numbers, warned the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Monday.

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Help Get Climate Crisis Ad Shown on ABC view story

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Apparently ABC refused to air an ad during the Presidential debate on Tuesday that was created by the Alliance because it talks about using renewable energy instead of relying on foreign oil and coal. The campaign is trying to get at least 100,000 sign

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