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GLOBAL WARMING Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America By Thomas L. Friedman, read by Oliver Wyman Macmillan Audio Just as the 2008 campaign heats up, Friedman presents his case for "Geo-Greenism." He...Tags: Al Gore, Beau Bridges, Global Warming, Cynthia Nixon
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Brain cells relive your past -- before you even realize it
Individual cells in the brain may be reliving the past even before a person consciously experiences a memory, a study published in Science journal shows. Researchers in California and Israel played clips of The Simpsons and other television shows to...Tags: Columbia University, Medical Research, Ecosystems, Health Treatments, Conservation
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Hanna-Ike-Josephine storm trio isn't an anomaly
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite the prospect of three major tropical storms heading toward the Southeastern United States, meteorologists say that the conga-line assault is not particularly unusual in the stormy history of the region. "We're in peak season in an active...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports, Tropical Storm Josephine, Disasters, Natural Disasters
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A third term
As John McCain attempts to convince Americans that he is different from George W. Bush, he made the strange move of choosing as his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, someone who agrees with Bush even more often than does McCain. Palin also happens...Tags: George Bush, Executive Branch, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Natural Resources
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McCain's maverick side is overstated; he's no longer an independent
All week, Republicans have hailed Sen. John McCain as a maverick and a reformer, an independent thinker who'll shake up Washington with the aid of presumptive vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. It's a sharp contrast with the way Democrats last week...Tags: George Bush, Economic Policy, Local Authority, John McCain, Sarah Palin
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A closer look at Sarah Palin's record
The Wall Street JournalIn the five days since Sen. John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, she has been embraced by the right and pilloried by the left as a staunch conservative on social and economic issues. But a look at her record as mayor...Tags: International Military Interventions, Medical Specialization, Laws, Conservation, Condoleezza Rice
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Why smog, soot and more will keep heating up your life by 2058
Smog, soot and other particles add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report. These overlooked, shorter-term pollutants -- mostly from burning...Tags: Medical Research, Air Pollution, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Medicine, Environmental Pollution
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Summit explores carbon capture, storage ideas
Associated Press WriterWith federal greenhouse gas limits possible in the near future, Indiana's utilities could soon face the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants that generate most of the state's electricity. A state-sponsored two-...Tags: Alternative Energy, John McCain, Duke Energy Corporation, Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy
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Viewpoint: American Optimism: Is All Hope Lost, or Can We Find It?
The resonance of Sen. Barack Obama's call for "hope" is striking, because hope seems in such short supply. This spring, 81 percent of Americans told the New York Times/ CBS News poll that "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track"; 9 out...Tags: Diplomacy, Lyndon B. Johnson, CBS Corp., Barack Obama, Elections
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Envoy: Handle warming like war
LONDON — The United States and Europe should battle global warming even more seriously than they fought the Cold War, Britain's envoy for climate change said Wednesday. John Ashton said industrialized countries should put their economies on a war... -
Low insurance rates may bring solvency crisis for state
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty sounded a warning recently when he told the chairman of Lloyds of London, "The threat of continuing global warming is an issue that all Floridians need to be thinking about, because unless we all take action to help...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Disasters, Natural Disasters, Insurance
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Brookies Battle Back
Courant Staff WriterThis an occasional series about fish species of Connecticut — from the ever- popular striped bass to the lesser-known river herring. Some fish we like to eat; some we don't. Some are flourishing; some are not. But all are affected by vexing...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Rivers, Water Pollution, Population, Bodies of Water
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