Environmental Issues

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• a new concern for Copenhagenites

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 495
  this is either sad or hilarious seems the question now is how and if scientists can measure for any success the confrence may approve. and youll love "why"... Quote: Most of the summits attention has focused on exactly how much countries will commit to cutting emissions of gases that data ...
  10 hours ago

• Think economy, jobs in climate debate

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Delegates are gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, to reach a consensus on a global warming treaty. Thomas J. Donohue Special to CNN Theres been a lot of gloom surrounding the climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, and lets face it, some of it is well-founded. Trying to get 192 countries to agree on a new treaty ...
  15 hours ago

• What Climategate and Copenhagen are really about…

  
  Akkam's Razor — Authority: 126
  In a nutshell ( Jeff McMahon at True/Slant ): [US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke] said unparalleled economic growth occurred in the 20th Century because of two factors: access to cheap, abundant fossil fuels and ignorance or disregard for the fact that those fuels produced greenhouse gas pollution that caused ...
  16 hours ago

• Is Tuvalu Asking Too Much of Copenhagen? NZ Prime Minister Lampooned by Environmentalists

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 142
  A brief backgrounder: Tuvalu is a small, low-lying atoll and is in danger of sinking under the sea as the sea rises and rises.   Witnesses say the water is coming “through” the land. Rising sea levels mean that they will have to abandon the island one day. Tuvalu are part of the Alliance of Small [...]
  1 day ago

• Cash for Clunkers for Appliances FAQ

  
  Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog — Authority: 429
  What you need to know about the $300 million State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program The U.S. Department of Energys $300 million State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program , otherwise known as cash for clunkers for appliances , is up and running in several states, and set to launch in others in ...
  1 day ago

• Global Warming: A conspiracy perpetuated by the sushi-eating, coastal elites known as polar bears.

  
  2parse — Authority: 127
  Of course, such anti-polar bear sentiment doesn’t exist beyond The Colbert Report and satire of global warming denialists. Oh, wait. I forgot about Sarah Palin, populist tribune of all that is good, who has taken a vehemently anti-polar bear stance , writing in yesterday’s Washington Post : As governor of ...
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• "They don’t want to listen to some reasonable voices in this."

  
  Gustav's Groupie — Authority: 133
  Ha ha ha ha, Sarah Palin thinks shes a reasonable voice in the climate debate and that the only reason shed get clobbered by Al Gore in a debate about the issue is because anyone listening who sided with him would essentially be in denial. Thanks Sarah. You just made my fucking day. Ha ha ha ha ha ha . INGRAHAM: ...
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• Appliance industry agrees to third-party testing of energy claims, but test procedures should be updated, too

  
  Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog — Authority: 429
  Even as the typical household appliance sold in this country has grown more energy and/or water efficient, the way the energy use of those appliances is measured and how those measurements are regulated have some flaws: • Some energy-use-test procedures, as developed by the appliances industry and implemented by ...
  1 day ago

• Apparently we all need to be like China

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 495
  At least that is what this woman seems to think; a one child policy world wide. Good luck with that lady. The real inconvenient truth Quote: The "inconvenient truth" overhanging the UNs Copenhagen conference is not that the climate is warming or cooling, but that humans are overpopulating the ...
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• What can we learn from the Blizzards hitting Xinjiang and US

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 495
  Blizzards hit Aletai in the northern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, affecting 75800 local residents and inflicting direct economic losses of RMB 41.14m, xinhua reported. The heavy snow also damaged 2326 houses and led to the collapse of 23. 1221 head of livstock died and 439000 were affected by lack of ...
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• Is it a must that we should make a climate deal?

  
  Argue With Everyone Political Forums — Authority: 150
  If negotiators reach an accord at the climate talks in Copenhagen it will entail profound shifts in energy production, dislocations in how and where people live, sweeping changes in agriculture and forestry and the creation of complex new markets in global warming pollution credits. 1. what is all this going to cost? ...
  2 days ago

• A whale tale

  
  Snippets and sentiments — Authority: 103
  I wrestled with the rights and wrongs of posting up pictures of a dead animal on my blog, because the sight of a dead animal, especially a mammal, will always evoke negative emotions. So I apologise to any readers who might find this post upsetting, but I found the whole experience too interesting to keep it to ...
  2 days ago

• Video: Gore speaks of climate crisis

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Embedded video from CNN Video
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• "Cash for caulkers" aims to boost energy efficiency of U.S. homes

  
  Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog — Authority: 429
  Cash for caulkers targets home energy savings. During his speech yesterday about job creation and the economy, President Barack Obama announced at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., that hes "calling on Congress to consider a new program to provide incentives for consumers who retrofit their homes to ...
  2 days ago

• Buzzword: Super Star/Superstar

  
  Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog — Authority: 429
  What it means. Derek Jeter is a superstar. Beyoncé, too. Tiger Woods might remain one, depending on the outcome of the current mess hes embroiled in. When it comes to the topics covered on the Home & Garden blog, superstar also describes and highlights the exceptional, but instead of top-flight jocks and pop ...
  2 days ago

• Video: Planet in Peril, changing tides

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Dr. Sanjay Gupta | BIO AC360° Contributor CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Located in the South Pacific, the Carteret Islands are fighting a losing battle against the ocean. Its estimated the six islands will disappear into the water by 2015. Papua New Guinea plans to relocate the Carterets 2,000 residents. But ...
  2 days ago

• Video: Planet in Peril, deforestation in the Rainforest

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Anderson Cooper | BIO AC360° Anchor The Amazon rainforest is the largest in the world and covers nearly 70 percent of Brazil. The rainforest produces about 20 percent of the Earths oxygen and plays a big role in controlling the climate of the entire planet. The Amazon also is home to more species of plants and ...
  2 days ago

• The NYT and WaPo bet their reputations on contrasting approaches to climate emails.

  
  2parse — Authority: 127
  James Fallows : Not to overdramatize, but: in a way the papers are betting their reputations with these articles. The Times, that climate change is simply a matter of science versus ignorance; the Post, that this is best treated as another “-Gate” style flap where it’s hard to get to the bottom of the story.
  2 days ago

• New Orleans a test case for global warming

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Katrina evacuees cross the Industrial Canal. Tom Darden Special to CNN Copenhagen, Denmark, is 5,000 miles away from New Orleans, Louisiana. But representatives of the 192 nations gathering this week at the climate change conference need to keep the memory of a flooded New Orleans in mind. Two years ago ...
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• Video: Rising sea level concerns

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 623
  Embedded video from CNN Video
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