 Winter forecast looks mixed across nation November 20, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday. Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected for the nation's center, especially Kansas, Oklahoma, ... | |
Carbon dioxide already in danger zone, warns study November 18, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A group of 10 prominent scientists says that the level of globe-warming carbon dioxide in the air has probably already reached a point where world climate will change disastrously unless the level can be reduced in coming ... | |
Calif. utilities must use 33 percent renewable energy for power generation by 2020 November 18, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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California utilities, already struggling to meet a law requiring more renewable energy, saw the bar raised even higher Monday. | |
World needs climate emergency backup plan, says expert November 07, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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In submitted testimony to the British Parliament, climate scientist Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution said that while steep cuts in carbon emissions are essential to stabilizing global climate, there also needs to ... | |
Report: Greenhouse gases imperil oceans' web of life November 10, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Corals, lobsters, clams and many other ocean creatures - including some at the bottom of the food chain - may be unable to withstand the increasing acidity of the oceans brought on by growing global-warming pollution, according ... | |
Safe storage of greenhouse-gas carbon dioxide November 17, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse ... | |
Enjoy the holidays while treading lightly on the planet December 01, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Have you been dreaming of a green Christmas? With a little bit of effort - maybe much less than you thought - you and your family can enjoy the holiday and help save the planet at the same time. | |
 Governors pledge to fight global warming together November 20, 2008 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, his counterparts in 12 states and regional leaders from four other countries signed a declaration Wednesday pledging to work together to combat global warming, a move Schwarzenegger ... | |
MIT analysis shows how cap-and-trade plans can cut greenhouse emissions November 13, 2008 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the United States as a way ... | |
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