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- Soapbox: New energy rules could unleash an economic boom and help quash climate change
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.feedburner
  In 1997, as the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change was being negotiated, the U.S. Senate voted, 95-0, to reject any agreement that "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States." The senators were acting on the widespread fear that the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy would hurt American businesses and cost millions of jobs. Those were the beliefs and the politics of the times. But times change.
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- Carbon Emissions Exceed Highest Assumptions Used in Climate Change Studies
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  While global warming deniers argue that most climatologists are alarmists, CO2 emissions in the past few years have exceeded the levels used in scientists' models -- signaling even more cause for concern.
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- Climate change eroding earth's 'defense'
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  The earth's ability to soak up the gases causing global warming is beginning to fail because of rising temperatures, in a long-feared sign of "positive feedback," new research reveals today. Climate change itself is weakening one of the principal "sinks" absorbing carbon dioxide - the Southern Ocean around Antarctica - a new study has found.
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- Bill Richardson's climate and energy plan
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  By David Roberts As of today, Bill Richardson has become the boldest, most visionary Democratic presidential candidate on climate and energy policy. (John Edwards is a close second.) No politician from either party has put forward a plan that comes closer to being a realistic response to the energy shortages and climate chaos heading our way. Here's the heart of Richardson's speech today: We need a man-on-the-moon program to end this addiction, this hemorrhage.&;nbsp; But we n...
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- CO2 sponge losing ability to soak up extra emissions
  Posted by Jeff from Guardian UK
  � Climate change 'feedback effect' in Southern Ocean � Stronger winds reduce efficiency of carbon sink
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- Metropolis strives to meet its thirst
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  Water ghost towns?
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- Climate Change Rally in Vancouver
  Posted by RobBaxter from Flickr
  The "step it up" climate change rally in Vancouver, BC drew hundreds of supporters.
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Jeff comments on:
Seeking Africa's green revolution

Great story! Thanks for posting!

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5:43 pm 10/08/08
muckraker comments on:
Sustaintability and insurance risks

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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9:08 pm 9/11/08
Jwgardner comments on:
US business in the dark on climate change

I’m sure Canadian businesses aren’t far behind, though there’s an imbalance in the average created almost exclusively by the corporations making their living off exploiting the northern Alberta (Athabasca) Oil Sands – with virtually zero consideration for even the local biosphere or environment.

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10:10 am 2/27/08
Shemuses comments on:
Gore Slams US-Led Climate Pact as Sham

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