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Global Warming Defined
The current increase in the Earth's average temperature due to the effect of increased CO2 (greenhouse gas) levels in the atmosphere. These increased levels enhance the greenhouse effect
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Capitalism to the Rescue
Published October 6, 2008, 10:18 pm, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Can the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins reduce our dependence on oil, help stop global warming and make a lot of money at the same time'
A NORMAL WINTER? Hopeful prediction leaves some at annual Woollybear Festival still a little skeptical
Published October 6, 2008, 10:10 pm, The Morning Journal
VERMILION — The Woolly Bear caterpillars are predicting a normal winter for Ohioans this year, but some area residents who attended the Woollybear Festival yesterday aren't putting their stock in a mild forecast.
Way to go Ben! Give them
Published October 6, 2008, 9:59 pm, New Matilda
Way to go Ben! Give them heaps mate.
Chunks of wild animals face extinction, survey finds
Published October 6, 2008, 9:36 pm, Chicago Tribune
Scientists have determined that about one-quarter of the world's 5,487 species of mammals are threatened with extinction. An estimated one-third of marine mammals face a serious threat of being wiped out, according to an international survey.
Tibet moving on climate change threat
Published October 6, 2008, 8:00 pm, China Daily
For Tibetan yak herder Bugye, the grassland in Nagqu prefecture, Lhoma county is much greener this year. "The animals have more fresh grass, especially this summer," Bugye, 68, said, watching over his herd of 70 yaks and 200 sheep grazing under blue sky and bright sunshine this early autumn.
Borne on the wind
Published October 6, 2008, 7:01 pm, Granma Internacional
THE most surprising thing about the 63rd session period of the United Nations has been the agreement between representatives of the most developed countries with those of the Third World — at least on a couple of issues.
One-fourth of wild mammal species may face extinction
Published October 6, 2008, 5:45 pm, Los Angeles Times
A survey, released in Barcelona at the World Conservation Congress, evaluates the status of the world's 5,487 mammal species. The prognosis is not good. At least one-quarter of the world's mammal species in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released Monday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat as well as hunting and poaching for the steep ...
Yes, global warming is a
Published October 6, 2008, 5:44 pm, New Matilda
Yes, global warming is a complex matter, which must be taken seriously. It is extremely important that we get the facts and the science right before we start taking drastic and expensive actions. Robyn Williams has put up a straw man argument, by choosing "the four famous furphies of the climate nay-sayers" (that in itself shows bias) and then purportedly demolishing them. The "climate ...
Ronald Mirman: U.S. Space Policy = Waste As Much Money As Possible
Published October 6, 2008, 5:42 pm, HuffingtonPost
Both Barack Obama and John McCain have spoken on space policy, and both are wrong. McCain is clearly more interested (he was a pilot and...
Biologist gives an overview of forest clearcuts
Published October 6, 2008, 5:10 pm, The Union Democrat
Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch biologist Bruce Castle presented aerial photographs Saturday to illustrate his point about clearcutting in Calaveras County during a presentation at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
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- Global Warming: Are We Beyond the Tipping Point?: The basic proposition behind the science of climate change is so firmly rooted in the laws of physics that no reasonable person can dispute it. Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere will make it warm up. The world's most outspoken climatologist argues that today's carbon dioxide levels are already dangerously too high. What can we do?
- China grim on prospects for climate pact: Attempts to negotiate replacement to Kyoto Treaty hitting snag with China saying that rich countries not committed to giviving technology and financing to poorer countries.
- Un mammifre sur trois menac dextinction: Can this be right? One mammal in three is on the path to extinction?
- It's time to build the green-collar economy: The bailout was necessary but reactive. Now it is time to be proactive and to build a 21 century economy. A "green collar economy."
- Financial Crisis Dims Chances for U.S. Climate Legislation: Environmentali sts had been looking to a new president and a new Congress to pass legislation dealing with global warming next year. But with tough economic times looming, the passage of a sweeping climate change bill now appears far less likely.
- Meltdown: A global warming travelogue - CNN.com
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