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Global Warming News Friday April 27th 2007



Planet 'emergency' 55 million years ago was global warming: studyPlanet 'emergency' 55 million years ago was global warming: study
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 26 Apr) Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions in Greenland and the British Isles brought on a destructive bout of global warming 55 million years ago, an international study revealed Thursday.


Poll: Global Warming Worries GrowPoll: Global Warming Worries Grow
(CBS News: Thu, 26 Apr) Americans view global warming as a serious - and growing - problem, according to a CBS News /New York Times poll. But the poll suggests the environment is not likely to be a major issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.


GOP Leader Lays Out Global Warming PrinciplesGOP Leader Lays Out Global Warming Principles
(US News & World Report: Thu, 26 Apr) Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican and ranking member of the Select Committee on Energy and Independence and Global Warming, this morning spelled out the four principles that will most likely guide conservatives through the debate on global warming and poverty.


Al Gore Opens Tribeca Film Festival With Global Warming FilmAl Gore Opens Tribeca Film Festival With Global Warming Film
(Fox News: Thu, 26 Apr) The sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival opened Wednesday night at a gala hosted by former Vice President Al Gore as the festival expanded its social mission with a slate of global warming-themed films.



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How global warming erupted 55m years agoHow global warming erupted 55m years ago
(Times Online: Thu, 26 Apr) Volcanic eruptions 55 million years ago were responsible for the worst global warming the planet has known, but pale beside what mankind could do, a study shows.


Global warming is nothing newGlobal warming is nothing new
(The Scotsman: Fri, 27 Apr) A PERIOD of intense global warming 55 million years ago was caused by massive volcanic eruptions that split apart Greenland and north-west Europe, scientists believe.


Volcanic eruptions, ancient global warming linkedVolcanic eruptions, ancient global warming linked
(EurekAlert!: Thu, 26 Apr) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A team of scientists announced today confirmation of a link between massive volcanic eruptions along the east coast of Greenland and in the western British Isles about 55 million years ago and a period of global warming that raised sea surface temperatures by five degrees (Celsius) in the tropics and more than six degrees in the Arctic.


Global warming wipeout from the charmin' Sheryl CrowGlobal warming wipeout from the charmin' Sheryl Crow
(USA Today: Wed, 25 Apr) Sheryl Crow is on a roll. (Get it? You will.) After urging the use of just one square of toilet paper in a posting on her Stop Global Warming tour blog, she caught the attention of the Internet and Rosie O'Donnell. The concept has been discussed, spoofed and mocked for two days straight. Joked Jay Leno: "One square of toilet paper? Thank you, I'm not going to be shaking hands anymore."


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