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It’s been an implicit part of the rules of engagement in the GOP presidential race that no candidate can be criticized for being too conservative, particularly by Mitt Romney. Thus Rick Perry drew fire not for flirting with secession and nullification...
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Kevin Johnson commented on article Opinion: Concerned Scientists Reply on Global Warming
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Former Britain's Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher sits in the House of Lords, in Westminster, in London, 06 November 2007, during the State Opening of Parliament. The British government unveiled its legislative plans for the coming year Tuesday... View Photo »
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At a time when an increasing number of people are living in hunger and climate change threatens crops, the system that regulates GM food sources ought to become more based on evidence and less subject to the influence of politically motivated NGOs
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"Much of the way this has been reported is (through) a type of view that oilsands are good and coal is bad," said climate scientist Neil Swart, who co-authored the study with fellow climatologist Andrew Weaver. "From my perspective, that was not the...
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Stephen Stromberg: Why Peter Gleick’s sting of the Heartland Institute hurts the climate change cause
The Washington Post
In the process, he’s done more to discredit himself and his work than he has to expose cynicism and collusion among global-warming deniers. It’s very tempting for scientists and their allies to employ to tactics of their aggressive critics. Yet the...
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From L to R: Brazilian Deputy Minister of Enviroment Gaetani Francisco, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan, China's Vice Chairman for National Development and Reform Commission Xie Zhenhua, and South African Chief Climate... View Photo »
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There is a growing commonality on global issues ranging from climate change, the G20 process to the WTO negotiations. There is a dramatic growth in bilateral trade, which according to Chinese state councillor reached $73 billion last year
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Published: Feb. 21, 2012 at 4:18 PM SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Drinking water from coastal groundwater is more at threat from human activity than from rising sea levels due to climate change, Canadian scientists say. Geoscientists from...
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His talk touched on the findings of his recent work, and pondered the divide between public opinion regarding global warming—he pointed out that strong majorities in every single state believe that it's real—and the opinion held by our political leaders.
About Global Warming
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Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th... Full Article
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