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Global Warming News Monday February 18th 2008



Letter: Man-caused global warming a hoaxLetter: Man-caused global warming a hoax
(AG Weekly: Sun, 17 Feb) 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.


U.S. begins to count cost of global warmingU.S. begins to count cost of global warming
(The Japan Times: Sun, 17 Feb) The momentum to take action against global warming is finally rising in the United States, although the nation still has a long way to go before a political consensus is reached on specific domestic... Read more ...


Can We Offset Global Warming By Geoengineering The Climate With Aerosols?Can We Offset Global Warming By Geoengineering The Climate With Aerosols?
(Science Daily: Sun, 17 Feb) Concerned that energy system transformations are proceeding too slowly to avoid risks from dangerous human-induced climate change, many scientists are wondering whether geoengineering (the deliberate change of the Earth's climate) may help counteract global warming. Sulfate aerosols, commonly released by volcanoes, serve to scatter incoming solar energy in the stratosphere, preventing it from ...


Pol Wants to Make Global Warming Part of TextbooksPol Wants to Make Global Warming Part of Textbooks
(Fox News: Sun, 17 Feb) A California state lawmaker wants to require public school science classes to teach global warming, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.



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Global warming could invite sharks to Antarctica: biologistsGlobal warming could invite sharks to Antarctica: biologists
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Sat, 16 Feb) Global warming could make Antarctic waters more inviting to crabs and sharks that would threaten the frigid continent's unique ecosystem, biologists warned Friday.


Business chiefs vow to lead fight against global warmingBusiness chiefs vow to lead fight against global warming
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Sat, 16 Feb) Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were failing to show sufficient leadership in the fight against global warming.


Wind patterns mask effects of global warming in oceanWind patterns mask effects of global warming in ocean
(New Kerala: Sun, 17 Feb) Washington, Feb 17: Natural variability could be masking the effect of global warming in the North Atlantic Ocean, scientists suggests.


Readers' Viewpoint: The best way to save the world from global warming would be to plant a treeReaders' Viewpoint: The best way to save the world from global warming would be to plant a tree
(Times-Reporter: Sun, 17 Feb) The global warming hypothesis proclaims the world is heating up, glaciers are melting and our weather is out of control. It is believed carbon dioxide from our factories and auto exhausts is increasing in our atmosphere and acts like the window glass in a greenhouse, trapping heat from the sun.


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