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Global Warming and Us - W*USA 9

Global Warming and UsW*USA 9, DC -21 minutes agoOthers suggest that global warming is part of a natural atmospheric cycle rather than being attributable to man-made activities. …

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US turning around on global warming: Merkel - AFP

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US turning around on global warming: MerkelAFP -Aug 30, 2007TOKYO (AFP) — The United States has become more involved in the fight against global warming since Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans two years ago, …Merkel suggests new way of fighting global warmingEUobserver.comJapan, Germany should tie up to fight warmingThe Daily YomiuriMerkel says Germany, Japan [...]

Rich countries deadlocked over 2020 climate goals - Reuters Canada

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Rich countries deadlocked over 2020 climate goalsReuters Canada, Canada -21 hours agoDelegates from 158 countries are meeting in Vienna from August 27 to 31 to try to agree ways to extend a fight against global warming after a first period …Nations scramble to agree on emissions target as UN climate talks …International Herald Tribune› [...]

Merkel suggests new way of fighting global warming - EUobserver.com

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Merkel suggests new way of fighting global warmingEUobserver.com, Belgium -8 hours agoGerman chancellor Angela Merkel has outlined a new model for fighting global warming in a bid to get both industrialised and developing countries on board. …Japan, Germany should tie up to fight warmingThe Daily YomiuriGermany's Merkel urges US to support climate dealReutersMerkel, Abe pledge to [...]

Canada Morning: C$ Higher In Broadly Favorable Environment (The Forex Market)

TORONTO (Dow Jones)–The Canadian dollar is higher Friday morning as a more benign market environment and lower risk aversion combined with strong domestic data and higher oil prices to underpin gains in the currency.
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Refinery emissions ‘low risk’ to health and environment - US EPA (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)

Research carried out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the risks from air toxics emitted from petroleum refineries found that “the risks to human health and the environment are low enough to warrant no further controls”.
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FOCUS Suez environment ops sale very likely; Pinault, Veolia seen likely buyers (Sharewatch)

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - French environment group Veolia SA and private equity groups are seen as likely buyers for the environmental services arm of utility Suez SA by analysts, after President Nicolas Sarkozy said the group must concentrate on its energy business for the proposed merger with Gaz de France SA to go ahead.
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S. Korea’s environment minister resigns (Straits Times)

SEOUL - SOUTH Korea’s environment minister has resigned to participate in campaigning for a politician intending to run for December’s presidential election.
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Industrial nations shy away from stiff 2020 goals - Reuters South Africa

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Industrial nations shy away from stiff 2020 goalsReuters South Africa, South Africa -1 hour agoCuts of 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 are the stiffest scenario by the UN's climate panel in a May 2007 report seen as limiting global warming to …Rich countries deadlocked over 2020 climate goalsReuters CanadaChief US envoy: More agreement than [...]

China touts one-child policy as its contribution to global warming … - Ottawa Citizen

China touts one-child policy as its contribution to global warming…Ottawa Citizen,  Canada -1 hour agoVIENNA - China says its one-child policy has helped the fight against global warming by avoiding 300 million births, the equivalent of the population of the …China says one-child policy helps protect climateReuters South Africaall 25 news articles

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