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Tempests and temptation: Hurricane Hanna, the northwest passage … - Vancouver Sun

Tempests and temptation: Hurricane Hanna, the northwest passage
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 29 minutes ago
Is this global warming? Despite numerous cautions by serious climatologists that individual events and weather can't be labelled as climate change because

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UK approves building of major offshore wind farm - Reuters UK

UK approves building of major offshore wind farm
Reuters UK, UK - 1 hour ago
Ltd, is the world's first offshore gas-wind hybrid energy project, which would generate power from gas during calm weather or periods of wind turbine

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Outpacing climate change with atmospheric research collaboration - EurekAlert (press release)


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Outpacing climate change with atmospheric research collaboration
EurekAlert (press release), DC - 4 hours ago
How the ocean interacts with aerosols and clouds, and how that link contributes to weather are key questions in regional and global climate change research.
Localized Pollution Potentially Plays Large Role in Future Climate NOAA
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British military reacting to climate change - The Associated Press

British military reacting to climate change
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
LONDON (AP) — Climate change is forcing the British military to tailor its strategy and equipment for more extreme weather, a junior defense minister said

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A savage force of nature – and mounting evidence they are becoming … - Independent


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A savage force of nature – and mounting evidence they are becoming
Independent, UK - 54 minutes ago
The simple answer is that it is virtually impossible to link any one weather event with climate change, yet there is mounting evidence that global warming
Video: Gustav Nears, Gulf Coast Evacuates AssociatedPress
Is the Left Hoping Gustav Replays Katrina? [Noel Sheppard] National Review Online Blogs
Evolution, Life Sciences, Science Education, Human Evolution, and ScienceBlogs
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Hurricane Gustav: Fuzzy science confounds predictions - guardian.co.uk


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Hurricane Gustav: Fuzzy science confounds predictions
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Last year's report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said it was "likely" that global warming would make future cyclones more
The storm of the century (so far) Grist Magazine
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Arctic becomes an island as ice melts - Telegraph.co.uk


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Arctic becomes an island as ice melts
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 48 minutes ago
By Auslan Cramb The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic
Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Verges on New Record Low Environment News Service
Meltdown in the Arctic: Polar icecap shrinking at an alarming rate Daily Star - Lebanon
Alaska Natives Watch Traditions Melting Away Toward Freedom
Wired News - Xinhua
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Will Chevy Volt Breed a 2011 Plug-in Pontiac Electric Car? Spy Report - Popular Mechanics

Will Chevy Volt Breed a 2011 Plug-in Pontiac Electric Car? Spy Report
Popular Mechanics, NY - 44 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES — As hurricane season ramps up in the south, General Motors is weathering a rough storm of its own these days. GM's stock price is hovering at

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On an Upstate Wind Turbine Project, Opinions as Varied as the Weather - New York Times Blogs

On an Upstate Wind Turbine Project, Opinions as Varied as the Weather
New York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago
They hate the thought of giant turbines marring the primal Catskill vistas. They see wind as a new energy rip-off dependent on federal subsidies.

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Sustainability Film and Dialogue Series Returns - UNCG University News

Sustainability Film and Dialogue Series Returns
UNCG University News, NC - 45 minutes ago
The film series is sponsored by the UNCG sustainability committee, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Deep Roots Market, Earth Fare, Indelligence, the Proximity

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Global Warming Wake Up Call for US Gulf, Atlantic Coasts - Environment News Service


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Global Warming Wake Up Call for US Gulf, Atlantic Coasts
Environment News Service - 2 hours ago
"Although no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, it's critical to understand that a warming climate is supplying the very conditions

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Wind Power Boosted by Utility, Inventor's Air Storage System - Bloomberg

Wind Power Boosted by Utility, Inventor's Air Storage System
Bloomberg - 6 minutes ago
The technology, which works like a battery, might widen use of renewable-energy power plants whose production varies with the weather.

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Next President Advised to Upgrade Climate Science Budget - Environment News Service


Environment News Service
Next President Advised to Upgrade Climate Science Budget
Environment News Service - 1 hour ago
"Our concern is that our nation is not prepared for severe weather or climate change because of declining budgets and lack of attention to these threats

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Christians see climate change as moral issue - Times of India


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Christians see climate change as moral issue
Times of India, India - 19 hours ago
ACCRA: Morality should be a spur for stronger action to fight climate change, which threatens food and water supplies for the poorest in Africa,
Blog cafe It’s warming up Financial Express
UN climate talks advance on forests, industry Reuters South Africa
New UN-backed reports warns of costs of inaction on climate change Environmental Expert (press release)
Joy Online - AllAfrica.com
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Flat-screen TV gases may be added to climate fight - Reuters South Africa


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Flat-screen TV gases may be added to climate fight
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 21 hours ago
group of six already capped by the UN's Kyoto Protocol for slowing global warming, Yvo de Boer, head of the UN Climate Change Secretariat, told Reuters.
Americans Urge for Climate Change Action Angus Reid Global Monitor
Climate conference makes progress on key dispute The Associated Press
Kufuor calls for firm global action on climate change Joy Online
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Weather Guys - USA Today

Weather Guys
USA Today - 43 minutes ago
"Although no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, it's critical to understand that a warming climate is supplying the very conditions
Group says global warming boosting hurricanes Press-Register - al.com
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Celebrity Sandwich Zap Car Dinan photo - Portsmouth Herald News

Celebrity Sandwich Zap Car Dinan photo
Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 46 minutes ago
By Adam Leech PORTSMOUTH — For Rich Fairweather, owner of Celebrity Sandwich, the purchase of an electric delivery car was both for cost savings and its

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Electric car saving big bucks for local company - Portsmouth Herald News

Electric car saving big bucks for local company
Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 22 minutes ago
By Adam Leech PORTSMOUTH — For Rich Fairweather, owner of Celebrity Sandwich, the purchase of an electric delivery car was both for cost savings and its

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African leaders need insight on climate change – DFID - Joy Online


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African leaders need insight on climate change – DFID
Joy Online, Ghana - 1 hour ago
Ms. Kirsty Lewis from the UK Metrological Department said even though climate change was a global phenomenon, its impact was more regional in nature,

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Linda McKee: Flood-hit Ulster wonders how to weather the winds of … - Belfast Telegraph

Linda McKee: Flood-hit Ulster wonders how to weather the winds of
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 34 minutes ago
The minister in fact agrees that climate change is happening but is dubious about the role of human influence in global warming.

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