Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record 19 hours ago | User rating: 2 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice melt recorded on Monday exceeded the low ... | |
9 polar bears observed on risky open ocean swims August 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska's northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing bears to make riskier, long-distance ... | |
Climate negotiators reconvene this week in Ghana August 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Negotiators meet in Ghana this week to resume work on a new climate change treaty and discuss ways to prod developing countries to join the fight against global warming. But the latest round of talks comes at an ... | |
 Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Mexico said Wednesday it will invest 163 million pesos ($16 million) to save a highly endangered species of porpoise in the upper Gulf of California, asking reluctant fishermen to adopt safer methods ... | |
Group says climate resolutions increase August 20, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Support for climate-change proposals may be growing among investors in big U.S. companies. Shareholder resolutions related to climate change more than doubled over the past five years, according to statistics gathered ... | |
 Farmers get money for capturing carbon August 15, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming ... | |
Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat? August 13, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives ... | |
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