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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: Global Warming, Barack Obama, Economic Policy, National Government, George Bush
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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: Vehicles, Global Warming, Medical Research, NASA, Medicine
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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: Coal, Renewable Energy, Duke Energy Corporation, Global Warming, Mining
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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: Barack Obama, Washington Post Company, John F. Kennedy, Elections, Lyndon B. Johnson
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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: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Insurance, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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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: Bodies of Water, Population, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Environmental Pollution, Rivers
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Rep. Bartlett pursues lonely energy crusade
Charts at the ready, notes spread out before him, Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett begins another address in the House of Representatives on the dangers of America's dependence on oil. The Western Maryland Republican has given nearly 50 such speeches at the...Tags: Natural Resources, John A Boehner, Alternative Energy, National Government, Conservation
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Research center in Panama offers a global window
Los Angeles TimesHigh on a jungle hilltop, at a unique research center in the middle of the Panama Canal, scientists are studying three-toed sloths, howler monkeys and jungle flora to better understand evolution and the practical effects of global warming. The...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Ecosystems, Natural Resources, Global Warming, Animals
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'Normal' ozone hole predicted this year
UN scientists say they expect a "normal" ozone hole this year over Antarctica. Geir Braathen of the World Meteorological Organization says it's still too early to predict for sure the hole's size. He said Friday in Geneva that it will likely be smaller... -
If Great Lakes drop, hydro power likely affected
Associated Press WriterCould climate change endanger New York's power supply? A number of studies predict Great Lakes water levels will drop over the century as average temperatures creep higher. If that happens, it would affect the amount of water flowing through the Niagara...Tags: Ecosystems, Weather Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Conservation
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Thumbs both up and down on environment
The dominant theme of the now-concluded legislative session in Albany was money: taxes and budget cuts. But the legislature also considered an array of significant environmental issues -- with mixed results. With its brief session this month, the...Tags: Renewable Energy, Michael Bloomberg, Sheldon Silver, Global Warming, Energy Saving
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