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Can't stand the heat? - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Can't stand the heat?Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA -3 hours agoA legislative hearing at the state Capitol this week was officially titled "Global Warming: Debunking the Myth or a Need for Climate Change Policy. …Global warming dismissed by state officialsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionUnlikely allies advance global warming policyBoston GlobeUtah vows to cut pollution 15%Salt Lake TribuneABC Onlineall [...]

HYUNDAI MOTOR SAYS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT DETERIORATING (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Transport Hyundai Motor Co. (KSE:005380), South Korea’s top automaker, said on Friday the environment for its business is “increasingly deteriorating” due to the strength of the won, high-flying oil prices and sluggish domestic consumption.
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Global warming is making Rentokil a hot property and the Grid … - Telegraph.co.uk

Global warming is making Rentokil a hot property and the Grid …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -3 hours agoClimate change is proving a boon for Rentokil. Not only are rats on the rise but, according to chief executive Doug Flynn, Parisians can expect the arrival …

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Energy chief, not environment secretary, heads climate change task force (10:02 a.m.) (Sun Star)

MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has given control of the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change (PTFCC) to Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes instead of Environment Secretary Jose Atienza Jr.
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Hyundai Motor Says Business Environment Deteriorating (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)

Hyundai Motor Co. (KSE:005380), South Korea’s top automaker, said on Friday the environment for its business is “increasingly deteriorating” due to the strength of the won, high-flying oil prices and sluggish domestic consumption.
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Global warming threatens Egypt's Nile Delta - USA Today

Global warming threatens Egypt's Nile DeltaUSA Today -2 hours agoThe World Bank describes Egypt as particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming, saying it faces potentially "catastrophic" consequences. …

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Her Majesty Stresses Need For Clean And Healthy Environment (BruDirect.com)

Bandar Seri Begawan - “A lifestyle that ignores cleanliness and the environment will ultimately affect the comfort, health and safety of everyone in the future,” said Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha at the Official Ceremony of the Cleanliness and Landscape Competition.
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UN tackles global warming - France24

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UN tackles global warmingFrance24, France -39 minutes agoGlobal warming is to be the official theme of this years's UN General assembly scheduled for September 25. By AFP The UN's top climate change official said …UN Climate Chief Sees Variable TreatyForbesClimate fight must be won in developing nations-UNReuters South Africaall 108 news articles

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HECO supports UH global-warming panel - MSN Money

HECO supports UH global-warming panelMSN Money -2 hours agoHawaiian Electric Co. is supporting the work of a University of Hawaii-Manoa panel charged with studying the effects of global warming on Hawaii. …

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With environment on everyone’s mind, teachers are rethinking how they teach it (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Nestled under the bridges of Interstate Hwy. 394 in the Minneapolis Lowry Hill neighborhood is Spring Lake. At first it’s hard to see. Overgrown cattails, purple loosestrife and buckthorn hide the 25-foot-deep lake, which itself is too unhealthy to sustain fish or other wildlife. But a science teacher at the Blake School has a plan [...]