6.07.2011
6.06.2011
Wisconsin's Struggling Wind Sector Could Suffer Another Legislative Blow www.reuters.com
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Some advocates see a new bill that would end expiration of energy tax credits as strike three against Wisconsin's wobbly wind industry By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News Wisconsin's clean energy
As Arctic Sea Ice Retreats, Storms Take Toll on the Land by Ed Struzik: Yale Environment 360 e360.yale.edu
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For millennia, the blanket of ice covering the Arctic Ocean protected the shore from damaging storms. But as that ice buffer disappears, increasingly powerful storm surges are eroding the coastline and sending walls of seawater inland, devastating Arctic ecosystems that support abundant wildlife.
Japan May Tap Geothermal Power to Offset Atomic Loss, BNEF Says www.bloomberg.com
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Japan can increase the amount of electricity it generates using geothermal resources to offset power shortages as the government reconsiders its reliance on nuclear energy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said.
Global warming: Mind the egg and milk' - The Economic Times economictimes.indiatimes.com0
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Concerned about global warming and climate change? Then put aside fossil fuels and deforestation for a while and look closer home and mind the eggs and milk on your table.
Natural gas is no climate change 'panacea', warns IEA | Environment | Guardian
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Reliance on gas would lead the world to a 3.5C temperature rise, and out-of-control global warming, says new research
6.05.2011
Poor must have the burden of global warming lifted | Comment is free | The Observer www.guardian.co.uk
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Observer editorial: As the major polluters, wealthy nations have a responsibility to help developing countries survive extreme events
Popular Indian guru's call for mass hunger strike brings state violence www.latimes.com
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A popular Indian yoga guru retreated to his plush ashram Sunday claiming the Indian government was out to kill him after police forcibly removed the televangelist from a "fast-unto-death" hunger strike against corruption and scattered tens of thousands of followers.
Declare war on climate change www2.timesdispatch.com
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As record flooding completes its destructive journey along the Mississippi River, accounts label this disaster the "flood of the century," implying we probably won't see such an event for another 90 years. Well, I've got 50 bucks that says we'll see at least two more floods of the century before the
Daily Kos: Climate change is the most important issue ever to face humanity www.dailykos.com
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Hayhoe, other scientists, civic planners and a manager at the giant Swiss Re reinsurance firm all cited human-caused climate change as an factor pushing this shift toward more extreme weather.
AFP: Pro-Palestinian protesters 'march on Israel border' www.google.com
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MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters coming from Syria marched towards the country's border with Israel on Sunday, approaching a first line of barbed wire fence, AFP photographers said.
AFP: Thousands rally in Australia for carbon tax www.google.com
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SYDNEY — Thousands of Australians rallied around the nation on Sunday to support a tax on the carbon emissions blamed for global warming, as a new report outlined the risks of climate change for sea levels.
6.04.2011
WSJ: Germany to close Nuke Plans - 1.4 billion online.wsj.com
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Because of the earth quake and Tsunami in Japan; German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to close a majority of nuclear power plants. Merkel wants to shut eight of the country's 17 plants, but this is going to cost at least 1.4 billion in initial estimates. However, many people will jobs and because
Emergency ‘Call to Action to Protect Earth’ by UN, Pope, Scientists and Indigenous « eNewsChannels
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Emergency 'Call to Action to Protect Earth' by UN, Pope, Scientists and Indigenous,Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee, united nations, UN,eNewsChannels,Business, Entertainment and Technology News,business entertainment and technology news articles opinion and commentary,Neotrope News Network, Torrance, Cali
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