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Economic crisis chills expectations for controlling global warming gases
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year. At the very least, fear of a prolonged economic...Tags: National Government, John McCain, Auction Service, Joe Barton, Government
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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: Al Gore, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Breaking the ice with Sam Donaldson
Next summer the polar icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov plies the Bering and Chukchi Seas for "Arctic Odyssey: a Symposium on Global Warming & Climate Change." On this voyage into the Russian Arctic, ABC news veteran Sam Donaldson and a team of Arctic...Tags: Anchorage, Museum of Natural History
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Researchers work to revitalize Florida's coral reefs
Sentinel Staff WriterScientists trying to save Florida's diminishing coral reefs are using new approaches to help damaged reefs recover and survive a changing climate. Damage from environmental problems, including climate change, is inevitable, they say, so they focus...Tags: Bodies of Water, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Wildlife, Key Largo
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On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in present-day Bahamas
Today is Sunday, Oct 12, the 286th day of 2008. There are 80 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1492 (Old Style calendar; Oct. 21 New Style), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas....Tags: Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Defense, Suicide, Kirk Cameron
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Step aside Noah, environmentalists launch 'Western Ark' project to protect range of species
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ A tortoise, a hare, a mouse and a half-dozen mussels are some of the creatures that a conservation group hopes to save through a "Western Ark" project aimed at petitioning the government for federal protection. WildEarth...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Politics, Nature, Wildlife, Animals
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Polar bears may be the poster child for global warming, but tropics also threatened
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied...Tags: Research, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Colleges and Universities, Animals, Global Warming
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Finn ex-president 'never gives up'
The Associated PressFinland's former president, Martti Ahtisaari, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The award, however, drew some criticism for not highlighting China's...Tags: Kofi Annan, National Government, Al Gore, International Military Interventions, Government
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Finn wins Nobel for worldwide peace effort
OSLO - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The award however drew some criticism for not highlighting China's crackdown...Tags: Kofi Annan, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Human Rights, European Elections
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Scientists: Virginia shark's pup is confirmed as 'virgin birth'
Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported today in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine...Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Reproduction, Medical Specialization, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Global Warming
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What's good about global warming
Dining@LargeFaithful readers will remember that when my husband and I visit my 93-year-old mother-in-law in Washington and take her out to dinner, we're lucky if she eats a lettuce leaf. She usually says, 'Oh, I'm not hungry. I don't feel like......Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Global Warming
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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: Research, Literature, Global Warming, Ecosystems, Conservation
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