Climate change law being planned (BBC News) A climate change bill which could see regular targets put in place to cut UK carbon dioxide emissions is being considered by the government. An independent system to gauge progress in reducing greenhouse gases is also likely to be included.
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Global Warming Fight Helps Economy-Report (Houston Chronicle) Combating global warming won't bankrupt Britain's economy and could be worth billions for business, says an oil company-sponsored report released Thursday.
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Salt water turning up in irrigation Problem linked to climate ... (Richmond Review) A fresh problem in Richmond and Delta may be the newest manifestation of global warming in this region. Some farmers there are beginning to detect salt water from the ocean intruding into the irrigation water they draw from the Fraser River, says Richmond Coun. Harold Steves.
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Siberia's Once Frozen Tundra Is Melting (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) The landscape of Siberia is transforming. New lakes are forming in the north, while existing lakes are getting larger. Some buildings and houses built upon the permafrost are sinking and starting to crack.
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Rising water threatens atolls, prompting speeches, lawsuits (Inside Bay Area) For Ben Namakin, global warming isnt some abstract threat his kids might someday face. It has already started tearing his country apart. Namakin, 26, was born and raised in Kiribati, an island nation in the midst of the Pacific where high tide crests no more than a dozen feet from the islands highest point. Or did.
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