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New U.S. climate strategy coming within weeks: Obama adviser
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday. Obama...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The New York Times, Conservation, Plant Openings, U.S. Congress
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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said on Wednesday. Jim Yong Kim said there was 97 to 98...Tags: Economic Organization, Thomson Corporation, World Bank Group, Conservation, Pakistan
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Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact -World Bank
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report on Wednesday. The flooding of 40...Tags: World Bank Group, Economic Organization, Conservation, Pakistan, Politics
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Where's the urgency to addressing global climate change?
Your editorial on the International Energy Agency's "World Energy Outlook Special Report: Redrawing the Climate Energy Map" was right on the money ("Climate change warnings," June 11). Having read several books about the lead-up to World War II, it is...Tags: Weather, Conservation, International Energy, Ecosystems, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama says U.S. "will do more" to fight climate change
ReutersBERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States understood it had to do more to fight climate change and he pledged that more action was coming. "Our dangerous carbon emissions have come down, but we know we...Tags: Weather, Barack Obama, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues
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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Conservation, Daniel Webster, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, U.S. Department of State
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Coastal cities and climate change: You're going to get wet
BEFORE Hurricane Sandy tore through New York and New Jersey, it stopped in Florida. Huge waves covered beaches, swept over Fort Lauderdale’s concrete sea wall and spilled onto A1A, Florida’s coastal highway. A month later another series of...Tags: Conservation, Highway Transportation, Bodies of Water, Netherlands, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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U.S. states, greens delay lawsuit, await Obama climate plan
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups and a dozen states and cities said Monday they will delay planned legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying they will wait to see if the White House soon unveils a climate policy...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System, Elections, Lawyers, Conservation
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Obama considers sweeping climate plan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation, U.S. Congress, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some...Tags: Benedict XVI, Religious Leaders, Francis I, Judaism, Conservation
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Letters: A warm welcome to Big Brother
Re "Big Brother? Meh," Opinion, June 13 Decades ago, when climate scientists raised concerns about global warming, they were dismissed by the public as Nervous Nellies. Never mind that the public's opinions were based on a grossly superficial analysis;...Tags: Politics, Government, National Government
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UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling wins Blue Planet Prize
Daniel Sperling, a UC Davis civil engineering professor and international transportation expert, has won the Blue Planet Prize. The prize, given annually by the Asahi Glass Foundation of Tokyo, comes with an award of about $500,000. It recognizes...
Tags: Weather, University of California, Davis, Conservation, Ecosystems, Science and Technology
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