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Poaching of "apex consumers" has dramatic effects on animals and humans alike
7.15.2011
$$$mageddon on your Kids with 2'/Decade Sea Level Rise - SPIEGEL ONLINE - N... www.spiegel.de
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The United Nations' forecast of how quickly global sea levels will rise this century is vital in determining how much money might be needed to combat the phenomenon. But predictions by researchers vary wildly, and the attempt to find consensus has become fractious.
Repug House Votes to sell your Future for Pieces of Gold - Save Traditional Light Bulbs www.bloomberg.com
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The U.S. House approved a provision to save for a year the 100-watt incandescent light bulb, which has become a pear-shaped symbol of personal freedom to some Republicans.
"Pray for Rain," 'Destroy the Science' - Another blast of heat to hit U.S. www.reuters.com
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A massive heat wave is expected to develop over much of the central and eastern United States beginning on Friday with heat index values that could reach 115 degrees.The big story
Israel Fires on Two Americans off Gaza Coast - Salem-News.Com www.salem-news.com
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Two Americans are among those rescued after Israeli naval forces attacked unarmed Palestinian boats for the second consecutive day. Israel's attacks on unarmed fishing crews who are hard pressed to earn a living, are on the rise......
Heavy coastal erosion in 2009-2010 winter linked to climate change - San Jose Mercury News www.mercurynews.com
www.mercurynews.comResearchers see stronger waves and rising ocean eating away the shoreline and beaches
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Researchers see stronger waves and rising ocean eating away the shoreline and beaches
7.14.2011
Arabs, Jews to march for Palestine www.ynetnews.com
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News: Activists to march along line that divided Jerusalem in 1967; 'Rally to mark future border,' organizer says
Shot soldier's explosives search dog died of broken heart - mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk
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A SOLDIER’S devoted search dog died from a broken heart just hours after his owner was killed by Taliban, an inquest heard yesterday.
Life-cycle study: Accounting for total harm from coal would add “close to 17.8¢/kWh of electricity. thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
In a groundbreaking article to be released this month in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Dr. Paul Epstein, associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, details the economic, health and environmental costs associated with each stage
Harvard stunner: “Realistic” first-generation CCS costs a whopping $150 per ton of CO2 — 20 cents pe thinkprogress.org
Harvard stunner: “Realistic” first-generation CCS costs a whopping $150 per ton of CO2 — 20 cents pe
thinkprogress.orgHarvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has published a blockbuster study, “Realistic Costs of Carbon Capture.” The paper concludes that First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) carbon capture and storage plants are going to be much more expensive than most people realize: 1. The costs of carbo
In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise news.yahoo.com
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Read 'In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise' on Yahoo! News. HUWARA, West Bank (Reuters) - Scorched hillsides and charred olive groves near Nablus pinpoint the latest acts of arson by hardline Jewish settlers against Palestinians who say they are ever more the victims of such attacks in th
Gallup:US is Too Stupid to Save; Majority Of Americans Still Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling : It's All www.npr.org
www.npr.org
It may say more about the state of economic education than anything else but a majority of Americans remain opposed raising the federal debt ceiling according to a new G allup poll. And that's despite dire warnings by experts that a default by the U.S. government could be calamitous. It would lik
Administration Grossly Underestimated Carbon Cost, Says Study www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
The social cost of carbon, the economic value of avoiding the negative consequences of climate change, could be close to $900...
5 Palestinians injured, 2 missing as Israel attacks southern Gaza www.paltelegraph.com
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A Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car
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IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and hurled stones at them from a close range while threatening to shoot them dead. The wounde
McCaskill: McConnell 'lost his mind' - Reid J. Epstein www.politico.com
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She vents her frustration with the Republican approach on the debt ceiling.
Mother holding baby dives from carjacked car - Crime Scene - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com
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The mother’s escape came after the suspect sideswiped a police cruiser in the stolen car and led officers on a chase at more than 100 mph, police said.
A Conversation With Eco-Outlaw Diane Wilson | Truthout www.truth-out.org
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Renegade activist and Texas shrimper Diane Wilson was arrested in London on April 14, 2011, while protesting outside BP's annual meeting. Wilson, who successfully fought Formosa Plastics to keep them from dumping toxins in the bay near her home and chained herself to an oxide tower to protest Dow Ch
Clean-tech is paying off for workers, report says www.indystar.com
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The green jobs movement is putting more greenbacks in workers' pockets. Clean-tech jobs offered median wages 20 percent higher than other occupations across the United States in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday.
Economists Find Gross Underestimates in Federal Projection of Climate Damage: Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com
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A report concludes that each ton of CO2 emitted inflicts almost 45 times more
Indiana Dunes vulnerable to climate change, report says - Post-Tribune posttrib.suntimes.com
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Beach erosion, sweltering summer temperatures and fierce storms are well-known occurrences at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. But according to a new report on Great Lakes national parks climate change, these events will intensify over the next 100 years, along with loss of plant species and
Obama ends meeting after GOP proposes short-term debt-ceiling fix discussions.latimes.com
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President Obama abruptly left debt negotiations with congressional leaders Wednesday after a top Republican said there was no longer time to engage in the large-scale deficit reduction discussions the White House seeks as part of a vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
Israel Approves Illegal, Imoral, Vicious Jerusalem Museum Project Despite Muslim Objections www.voanews.com
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The Israeli government said it has given final approval to the construction of a museum over part of an ancient graveyard in Jerusalem. The project was delayed for years by objections from local Muslims.
Global Warming: The arid Southwest's 10 great climate deniers www.salon.com
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As consensus mounts, and their states confront torrid heat, these politicians maintain global warming is a hoax
7.13.2011
French Ship Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew www.ipsnews.net
French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew
www.ipsnews.netThe French vessel Dignité-Al Karama is the only boat from the Freedom Flotilla II actually sailing for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed in 2006. At the same time, six Spanish members of the humanitarian aid mission went on hunger strike in the Greek capital.
Climate change hurting national parks near Great Lakes, report says www.detnews.com
www.detnews.com
Climate change is impacting some of the major national parks in the Great Lakes region, according to a report released today.
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