 European airlines angered by EU 'CO2 tax' June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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European airlines complained Friday that new EU rules on carbon dioxide emissions will cost them 4.8 billion euros (7.6 billion dollars) a year and threaten their future. | |
Projected California warming promises cycle of more heat waves, energy use for next century July 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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As the 21st century progresses, major cities in heavily air-conditioned California can expect more frequent extreme-heat events because of climate change. | |
EPA experts detail global warming's health risks July 15, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Government scientists detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming in an analysis the White House buried so it could avoid regulating greenhouse gases. | |
Ancient oak trees help reduce global warming June 27, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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The battle to reduce carbon emissions is at the heart of many eco-friendly efforts, and researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that nature has been lending a hand. Researchers at the Missouri Tree Ring ... | |
 As 300 fires rage, California to get foreign help July 13, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 3
Fire-ravaged California is awaiting the arrival of foreign firefighters from as far away as Australia to help battle more than 300 blazes still raging across the western US state, officials said Saturday. ... | |
Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact June 30, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study ... | |
Penguins setting off sirens over health of world's oceans July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world's oceans, and the culprit isn't only climate change, says a University of Washington conservation ... | |
Don't count on long-term success in climate policy, warns paper in Decision Analysis July 01, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Long-term climate change policy in the U.S. and abroad is likely to change very slowly, warns a researcher who calls for stronger short-term goals to reduce carbon emissions, according to a study published in Decision ... | |
EPA: Smog could get worse with global warming July 11, 2008 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Global warming could worsen smog and stretch what typically is a summer pollution problem into the spring and fall, government scientists predicted Thursday. | |
 California adopts new 'green' building code July 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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California on Thursday adopted a new building code aimed at improving energy efficiency and water consumption in all new construction projects across the state. | |
 Western governors offer greenhouse emissions plan 21 hours ago | User rating: 1.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Seven Western states are joining four Canadian provinces to propose a plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions through use of a "cap and trade" system. | |
Climate change causing significant shift in composition of coastal fish communities June 27, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily ... | |
 Bottled water debate hits a boiling point June 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A debate over water is boiling over in the United States and elsewhere amid growing environmental concerns about bottled water and questions about safety of tap water. | |
 Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat July 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first. | |
Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday. | |
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