Archive for July, 2007

Shea-Porter: (My) victory ‘wasn’t a fluke’

July 31, 2007

South Coast Today – Could be the bad-news blahs, triggered by war, terrorist threats, hurricanes, gas prices, global warming and plenty of other . Bain describes the warning signs of bad-news overload as decreased sleep, feelings of stress, changes in appetite and .How to beat the bad-news blahs

Your chance to change the world! (Romford Recorder)

July 31, 2007

Energy Independence and Global Warming in a Time of War
Global Politician, NY - Sep 4, 2006
. officially tagged as part of a counter terrorism program . Interestingly, the issue of Global Warming and the Environment . weapon, we must look at ways to increase .

Energy Independence and Global Warming in a Time of War – Global Politician

Your chance to change the world!
Newham Recorder, UK - Sep 14, 2006
. in ways that are contemporary, counter intuitive, irreverent . All are developing the actions in ways which are . Problems such as global warming and climate change .

Your chance to change the world! – Newham Recorder

Art, science team up on global warming (Wisconsin State Journal)

July 30, 2007

THE goal of the U.S.-backed war on drugs is to stop cocaine and heroin produced in South America from traveling north through Mexico and into the bloodstreams of Americans. Yet after spending tens of billions of dollars in recent decades, there’s little to show for our efforts.Environment is victim of addiction (Whittier Daily news)

Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to tackle global warming
ABC Online, Australia - Sep 22, 2006
. so that we can reinvest that into other ways of tackling . to be done if we are going to tackle global warming. . t think that we are going to stop people flying .

Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to tackle global warming – ABC Online

washingtonpost.com’s Daily Politics Discussion

July 30, 2007

Olympian – The signs aren’t encouraging. Oregon is coping with a “dead zone” off the coast where oxygen deprivation has killed huge . Just as our Western states have started to work together to fight global warming and protect our air, we now join forces to make .Deal cleans ocean waters

Report points to link between global warming and hurricanes

July 28, 2007

Pasadena Star-News – At this point, all but the most die-hard are having a hard time ignoring global warming.” Madison said Pasadena can play a . Trends start in California,” he said. “Sooner or later, \[other states will say why don’t we do this?” The cost of .City to join climate-protection accord

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Report: Average Temps Rising in WV; Up 1.5 Degrees F Since January
HNN Huntingtonnews.net, USA - Sep 14, 2006
. that we have the technology to not only reverse the trends, but to . the development of emission free technologies, we could begin to reverse global warming. .

Report: Average Temps Rising in WV; Up 1.5 Degrees F Since January – HNN Huntingtonnews.net

Bus route in doubt?

July 28, 2007

Law.com – . term, which already offers controversial challenges involving abortion, affirmative action, punitive damages and global warming . We’re talking here about potentially devastating results for the largest state criminal justice system in the country .New Supreme Court Term Promises Early Drama

Right in our own backyard – EastOregonian.info (subscription)

July 27, 2007

Climate Change Question Time – belated report with audio
Indymedia UK, UK - 22 hours ago
. have fewer carbon emissions, what can people do to counter the causes of climate . If you ask people whether global warming is a serious problem, most of them .

Climate Change Question Time – belated report with audio – Indymedia UK

California AG Sues Automakers for Global Warming Damages
Insurance Journal, CA - Sep 21, 2006
. millions of vehicles that collectively emit massive quantities of carbon dioxide," a greenhouse gas that traps atmospheric heat and causes global warming. .

California AG Sues Automakers for Global Warming Damages – Insurance Journal

Gore Warns of Immediate Crisis in Global Warming – E-Commerce Times

July 27, 2007

Irrigation holds off global warming effects on farmland
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Sep 14, 2006
By Betsy Mason. SACRAMENTO – California’s agricultural lands have largely escaped the effects of global warming, but the honeymoon may soon be over. .

Irrigation holds off global warming effects on farmland – San Jose Mercury News

Mayors find evidence of global warming in Alaska
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 18, 2006
. the glacier’s retreat is linked to global warming during a three . Our Cities: Mayors Responding to Global Climate Change . can to do counter the effects of warming .
Mayor takes aim at global warming Sun-Sentinel.com
Mayors gather to discuss cities’ response to global warming KTVA
Mayors Gather in Alaska to Talk Warming ABC News
Seattle Post IntelligencerPlayfuls.com
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Mayors find evidence of global warming in Alaska – Seattle Post Intelligencer

ECOLOGY AND YOU: Cheap gas until the election? – Augusta Free Press

July 26, 2007

Billionaire Branson commits billions to global warming research
680 News, Canada - Sep 21, 2006
Toronto – Billionaire Richard Branson is committing $3-billion to combat global warming over the next decade. The British business .

Billionaire Branson commits billions to Global warming research – 680 News

Peter Hyman: ‘And finally, I would just like to say…’ (Guardian Unlimited)

July 26, 2007

Peter Hyman, the Prime Minister’s former speechwriter, advises him to extol his successes and lay down challenges.Peter Hyman: ‘And finally, I would just like to say.’ (Guardian Unlimited)

Sun’s Variations Have Little Affect on Global Warming (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)

July 25, 2007

On Thursday at the Forrest City Civic Center, the Arkansas Climate Awareness Project (ARCAP) along with East Arkansas Enterprise Community, Inc., presented a global warming forum.Global warming focus of forum held in FCity (Forrest City Times-Herald)

Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says “closes the loop” between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.Study ties global warming to hurricanes (Sydney Morning Herald)

Up Next (CBS News)

July 24, 2007

Current Gold Market The gold market has fallen from its recent highs to find technical support just below it’s 200 day moving average price at $585. Technically gold is beginning to look well again after the recent sell off. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is the lowest it’s been in over a year.Gold Pullback Makes for a Buying Opportunity (GoldSeek.com)

The only thing rising faster than China is the hype about China. Minxin Pei, a senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Sizing up the dragon’s ‘miracle’ (Phayul)

Gores global warning about global warming

July 24, 2007

California a leader in dealing with Global warming
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 23 hours ago
. Many experts spoke of the need for a combination of mitigation and adaptation to the warming that is inevitable from greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere .

California a leader in dealing with Global warming – San Jose Mercury News

Get real about Global warming
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 17 hours ago
. 27) promoting his Labor Day march against Global warming, initially made me chuckle, but then I was sobered by the thought that this Global warming mantra is .

Get real about Global warming – BurlingtonFreePress.com

Scientists track hurricane activity through tree rings

July 23, 2007

Birmingham News – . looking for historical trends and an explanation of whether this is a natural pattern or linked to human-induced global warming. . So researchers look for signs of hurricane activity or “proxies” such as the unique absence of certain oxygen .Scientists track hurricane activity through tree rings

NASA Scientists See New Signs of Global Warming – New York Times

July 22, 2007

Could sugar cane save the planet?
The Observer, UK - 20 hours ago
. So a move to bio-ethanol fuels and other forms of bio-energy has great potential to help fight global warming. . We may not be there, but the signs are hopeful.’. .

Could sugar cane save the planet? – The Observer