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Ski areas catch wind of global warming - USA Today

Ski areas catch wind of global warmingUSA Today -3 hours agoBy Laura Bly, USA TODAY During a recent campaign speech in Portsmouth, NH, presidential candidate Barack Obama warned his audience that "global warming is …Ski resorts peak at turning green into white stuffToronto Starall 2 news articles

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Mexico Calls U.S. Border Fence Severe Threat to Environment (Washington Post)

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15 — Plans to extend the U.S. fence along the Mexican border are “medieval” and would severely damage the environment, threatening hundreds of plant species and animals, such as Mexican gray wolves, black bears and jaguars, according to a Mexican government report released…
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FAO calls for incentives for farmers to protect environment (People’s Daily)

Carefully targeted payments to farmers could serve as an approach to protect the environment, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday. Agriculture, which employs more people and uses more land and water than any ot …
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Carbon emissions at Environment Ministry rise (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Overseas travel was responsible for the increase in carbon emissions at the Ministry for the Environment, its chief executive Hugh Logan says.
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Incentives For Farmers To Protect Environment (Scoop.co.nz)

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has proposed offering cash payments as an incentive to encourage farmers to use eco-friendly practices, in a bid to protect the environment and address concerns associated with climate change.
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Bipartisan global warming forum - San Diego Union Tribune

Philadelphia Inquirer

Bipartisan global warming forumSan Diego Union Tribune, United States -34 minutes ago… barred from running for president, but has indicated he hopes to influence the 2008 debate by calling attention to global warming and other issues.Gore, Schwarzenegger Push Climate ForumThe Associated PressSchwartzenegger, Gore plan global warming forum for presidential …Tucson Citizenall 54 news articles

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OPEC wins praise for global warming stance - AFP

Gulf Times

OPEC wins praise for global warming stanceAFP -27 minutes agoRIYADH (AFP) — OPEC, the cartel that pumps 40 percent of world oil, won praise on Thursday for tackling the subject of global warming at its summit here, …OPEC willing to help fund climate change battleReportonBusiness.comOPEC must tackle climate change - UN officialReutersall 29 news articles

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Schwarzenegger To Put His Jet On Global Warming Registry - Los Angeles Times

Schwarzenegger To Put His Jet On Global Warming RegistryLos Angeles Times, CA -1 hour agoAnd the champion of environmental controls to curb global warming pumps far more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than an ordinary citizen, by far. …Go ahead and sue, GovernorLong Beach Press-TelegramGov. Schwarzenegger Promotes Alternative Fuel Vehicles at the …InvestorIdeas.com (press release)all 8 news [...]

Major parties united over global warming - Bangkok Post

Major parties united over global warmingBangkok Post, Thailand -2 hours agoCombating global warming is at the head of the environmental policies of the three major political parties contesting the general election. …

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No effect on marine environment despite Waste Water project (Malta Star)

The partial use of the overdue Urban Waste Water Treatment plant being built in Gozo “did not succeed generating a positive impact on the quality of the marine environment, as a partially completed plant was the outcome of the PAP project,” says the EU’s Second Interim Evaluation Report (IER) 2007.
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