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Financial crisis makes uphill battle for global warming pact even steeper
Associated Press WriterTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) _ The global financial crisis could hardly come at a worse time for nations seeking a new agreement on climate change that — on top of everything else — will cost tens of billions more dollars. As Western...Tags: Gordon Brown, Ecosystems, Conservation, Global Expansion, European Union
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Scientists hopeful about future policies; Obama, McCain seen as more supportive than Bush
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Call it the political revenge of the nerds. For nearly eight years, many mainstream scientists have been frustrated with the Bush administration. They've claimed that science has been censored, ignored and politicized on issues from...Tags: Medical Specialization, National Institutes of Health, Colleges and Universities, The White House, Diseases
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E. European nations push for changes to EU climate package
Associated Press WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Eastern European leaders pushed for changes to a EU climate package at the opening of a two-day summit Wednesday, saying it would be too much of a burden on their economies to make further cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. The...Tags: Gordon Brown, European Union, European Elections, Productivity, Global Warming
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Far East promise
Special to the Chicago TribuneMANAS, China—Fred Nauleau, late of the Loire Valley, blinked up at the relentless sun above his adopted home beside the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains. He stood amid giant new warehouses and processing facilities—the boxy, workaday...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Auto Trends, Global Warming, Beverage Industry
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Species act can't cover emissions, memos say
McClatchy NewspapersNew legal memos by top Bush administration officials say the Endangered Species Act cannot be used to protect animals and their habitats from climate change by regulating specific sources of greenhouse-gas emissions, the cause of global warming. The...Tags: Wildlife, Nature, Natural Resources, Endangered Species, Global Warming
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A president with an energy plan
Before most people had ever heard of commercial paper, they knew that high oil prices were squeezing both their wallets and the nation's economy, and the presidential candidates spent more time talking about gas tanks than banks. The financial meltdown of...Tags: Nuclear Power, The White House, Economic Policy, George Bush, Energy
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UN: Key players agree financial crisis must not halt fight against climate change
Associated Press WriterWARSAW, Poland (AP) _ Environment ministers agreed Tuesday that the world financial crisis must not halt efforts to combat global warming, a top United Nations climate official said. Officials from the U.S., China, Canada, India, the European Union and...Tags: United Nations, Al Gore, Conservation, Ecosystems, Investments
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Candidates must face global warming
I attended the debate between Melissa Bean and Steve Greenberg on Saturday. It was interesting to hear my Congressional candidates debate on issues that are important to me such as energy prices, global warming, and the economy. I joined the Greenpeace...Tags: Energy, Global Warming
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Florida panel to discuss timeline on renewable energy quotas
South Florida Sun-SentinelA small step today by state officials may be a giant step for Florida's fight against global warming. The Florida Public Service Commission must decide by what year 20 percent of Florida's energy generation should be renewable, such as solar and wind...Tags: Nuclear Power, Alternative Energy, Plant Openings, Florida Power & Light, FPL Group
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Carbon cordon
Chicago Tribune correspondentNEW YORK—In what are likely to be blueprints for a national effort to fight climate change, clusters of states on the East and West Coasts and in the Midwest are setting up marketplaces for electric utilities and other companies to buy and sell...Tags: Auction Service, Diplomacy, Chicago Board of Trade, Conservation, Ecosystems
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Exploding myth of 1970s global cooling "consensus"
Maryland WeatherWhen global warming skeptics set out to undermine the current scientific consensus that the planet is warming up, they often point to a 1975 article in Newsweek magazine that was titled 'The cooling world.' The story cited research on increasing......Tags: Literature, Weather Science, Research, Global Warming, Conservation
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Almanac
Today is Sunday, Oct. 12, the 286th day of 2008. On this date 1870: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee died in Lexington at 63. 1915: English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the Germans in occupied Belgium during World War I. 1918: The Cloquet...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Al Gore
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