 Dingell Set To Tackle Global Warming
(CBS News: Thu, 31 Jan) House leaders say that Rep. John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will likely push through a new global warming bill this spring, presenting the administration with a new battle over the environment and energy policy.
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 12% - Few Republicans Concerned About Global Warming
(Pew via Yahoo! News: Thu, 31 Jan) Only a small percentage of Republicans now say that dealing with global warming should be a top priority for the president and Congress compared with nearly half of Democrats (47%) who rate it as a major concern for policymakers.
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 Global Warming Forum
(WTAJ-TV Altoona: Thu, 31 Jan) Global warming has been the subject of debate in this year's presidential elections, and i t's discussed on college campuses all over the country. On Thursday students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown talked about it's potential implications.
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 20-year global warming estimate: $20T
(USA Today: Wed, 30 Jan) Global warming could cost the world up to $20 trillion over two decades for cleaner energy sources and do the most harm to people who can least afford to adapt, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report.
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 Global warming crop harm predicted in Africa, Asia
(AlertNet: Thu, 31 Jan) Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Agricultural problems caused by global warming in the next two decades could be most damaging in southern Africa, India and Pakistan, according to ...
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 Rookery Bay event urged people to warm up to idea that global warming is a concern
(Naples Daily News: Fri, 01 Feb) Community leaders talked Thursday about ways to turn up the heat on finding local solutions to global warming. The roundtable discussion at the Environmental Learning Center at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve was part of Focus the Nation, an unprecedented grassroots initiative that played out at thousands of similar venues in all 50 states.
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 Letter: Man-caused global warming a hoax
(AG Weekly: Thu, 31 Jan) As a plant scientist, I am concerned that Idaho and most states are planning to limit and reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. This is being done to supposedly reduce global warming.
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 Teach-in puts focus on global warming
(The Kentucky Kernel: Fri, 01 Feb) Local climate-change issues came to campus yesterday with Focus the Nation, a nationwide teach-in on global warming. More than 1,750 college campuses participated in the teach-in, and 500 UK students participated locally in yesterday's daylong event, said Shane Tedder, sustainability coordinator for UK's Office of Residence Life.
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