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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Droughts, Guiberson Fire (2009), Environmental Issues, Global Change, Natural Disasters
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A special outing thanks to the Cove
I would like to thank the middle management of Coveleski Regional Stadium who donated their tickets for the April 17 game. These tickets allowed special needs students from Riley High School to attend a Silver Hawks game. For some students, this was their...Tags: Global Change, Environmental Issues, Board of Directors, Government, Elections
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INTERVIEW-Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe
Reuters* Canada fears oil exports could be harmed by EU plan * Canada sits on world's third largest oil reserves * Ottawa keen to find new buyers for its crude By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 5 (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label crude from the Alberta...Tags: International Organizations, Lobbying, Environmental Issues, European Union, Netherlands
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Don't let Donnelly off the hook on gun legislation
On a day our president called "shameful," the Senate defeated four gun control measures. On the weakest highly compromised Toomey-Manchin measure, expanding background checks, our two senators split their votes; Republican Dan Coats voted no, Democrat Joe...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assault, Lobbying, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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Nations seek flexible climate approach, but no breakthrough in Bonn
Reuters* Nations attempt to strike U.N. deal to curb emissions * China at odds with U.S. despite promises to cooperate * Delegates seek deal that can adapt as warming shifts By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle BONN, Germany, May 3 (Reuters) - New,...Tags: Germany, United Nations, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Weather
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Juneau Launches Website on Sustainability
Channel 2 NewsThe City and Borough of Juneau has launched a website in order to promote green energy and sustainability. The webpage is just one part of the city's Climate Action Plan, which hopes to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by...Tags: Environmental Issues, Microsoft Corporation
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Low-key US plan for each nation to set climate goals wins ground
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle BONN, Germany, May 2 (Reuters) - A U.S.-led plan to let all countries set their own goals for fighting climate change is gaining grudging support at U.N. talks, even though the current level of pledges is far...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Change, China, European Union, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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REFILE-Most firms get greenhouse gas reports wrong -report
Reuters* World's biggest 800 firms ranked on emissions transparency * Only 37 pct publicly disclose complete emissions data By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Most of the world's largest companies do not report their greenhouse gas emissions fully...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Deutsche Telekom AG, Environmental Issues, Telefonica SA, BT Group Plc
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Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats
Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats to our country, far surpassing the dangers from international terrorism ("The economic elephant in the room: widening inequality," April 24). And at this time our legislators in Washington...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Change, Weather
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Oceans, Al Gore, Environmental Issues, An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Environmental Pollution
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The beauty of upcycling
BPTEverything old is new again. At least that's a simplistic take on the tenets of upcycling, which translates to giving renewed purpose to something others send to landfills. For consumers with a passion for do-it-yourself projects, and the boards on...Tags: Consumers, Environmental Issues
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Gov. Brown will mean business on his weeklong trip to China
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is stepping back onto the world stage. After two years largely spent cloistered in California tending to the fiscal crisis, he starts a weeklong visit to China on Tuesday in a bid to reclaim the state's reputation...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Environmental Issues, China, Trips and Vacations, Government
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