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Island Nations Warn of Warming Threat - The Associated Press

Island Nations Warn of Warming ThreatThe Associated Press -29 minutes agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Island countries from around the world warned Tuesday that despite debate over global warming and the potential for a significant …

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The Environment on Speed Dial (The Facts)

Recycling that out-of-date cell phone can help a victim of domestic violence, and can even help keep an African elephant comfortably situated. Not to mention, keeping old cell phones and other electronics out of landfills keeps harmful metals out of the environment.
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Focus on coal to fix global warming: CEO - Reuters

Focus on coal to fix global warming: CEOReuters -6 hours agoCalling climate change "the defining issue of our generation," Crane added, "The centerpiece of any global warming effort has to be getting carbon out of …

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Environment Top Priority, Governor Tells Commission (The Morning News)

LITTLE ROCK — Protecting the environment and promoting economic development don’t have to be mutually exclusive goals when reasonable people seek common ground, Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday in convening the newly formed Governor’s Commission on Global Warming.
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Tibetan nomads ordered to settle down in cities for the sake of the environment (Taipei Times)

China is ordering 100,000 ethnic Tibetans to give up their traditional nomadic habits and settle in towns because their way of life is threatening the environment, state press reported yesterday.
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Greenpeace, others, want Legislature to address global warming - Radio Iowa

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Greenpeace, others, want Legislature to address global warmingRadio Iowa, IA -2 hours agoBy O.Kay Henderson Greenpeace and a handful of other groups are launching a campaign to pressure Iowa lawmakers to take steps to reduce global warming. …Greenpeace, other groups, pressure Iowa delegation on global warmingKGANIowa: Coalition Presses for Clean EnergyHouston ChronicleGreenpeace, Iowa Farmers Union, United Steelworkers, [...]

Survey: Christians still not agreed about problem of global warming - Associated Baptist Press

Survey: Christians still not agreed about problem of global warmingAssociated Baptist Press, FL -1 hour agoAccording to the survey, conducted by the Barna Group, 33 percent of evangelicals say global warming presents a “major challenge” in society today. …

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Opposition parties disagree on where to go on environment file (CNews)

OTTAWA - The spirit of solidarity that saw Canada’s federal opposition parties pass a pro-Kyoto bill last spring appears to have wilted over the summer as they jockey for position on the hot environment file.
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Schools embrace ways to help environment (AP via Yahoo! News)

Jacob Chapman hopes to plant a rooftop garden at Olathe South High School, encourages classmates to recycle plastic bottles and paper, and wants them to reduce their use of disposables in the school cafeteria.
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Bush's good idea on global warming - Christian Science Monitor

Bush's good idea on global warmingChristian Science Monitor, MA -2 hours agoTechnological innovation can help reconcile economic development and the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that exacerbate global warming – but such …

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