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Skeptics Claim Global Warming Is Fake After Top Scientists' Emails Hacked at CRU
Environment  (tags: environment )

Cowboss
- 1 hour ago - grist.org
Hackers recently broke into thousands of emails and internal documents from a leading climate research center and dumped them onto an anonymous Russian server. The hacked emails (160 MB worth, unzipped) came from the University of East Anglia's Climatic R
What Will It Take to Force Political Action on Climate Change?
Environment  (tags: government, politics, ClimateChange, environment, globalwarming, politics )

David
- 1 hour ago - scientificamerican.com
the U.S. Senate. After a hectic couple of weeks, filled with Republican walkouts and Democratic intransigence, the Senate's Environment and Public Works committee has pushed a bill to the Senate floor that would cut carbon dioxide.
Tell Representative Capps: Don't Miss This Opportunity! -Please Take Action!!
Environment  (tags: Sustainabililty, wildlife, oceans, pollution, protection, habitatdestruction, ecosystems )

Tierney
- 1 hour ago - action.foodandwaterwatch.org
Hubbs-Seaworld announced on Wednesday that it will not move forward at this time with plans for an industrial ocean fish farm off the coast of Southern California. Thanks to pressure from you and a complicated regulatory process, Hubbs is now waiting unt
Tell Canada to Stop Spreading the Tar Sands Now!
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, destruction, CO2emissions, climatechange, greenhousegases )

Tierney
- 1 hour ago - ran.thetarsandsblow.org
Big Oil and greedy banks are working to prevent a strong and just global climate framework in Copenhagen - protecting their profits at the expense of people and our planet. Chief among those are Canada's biggest oil companies and Royal Bank of Canada (RB
Oceans' Ability to Absorb Carbon & Protect Against Climate Change Weakening
Environment  (tags: environment, climate, climate change, oceans, nature, protection )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - ecoworldly.com
Oceans regulate our climate. They play a key role in keeping the world's "homeostasis" in tact. However, their ability to absorb carbon & keep the climate in balance is dwindling, a new report shows.
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- 1 hour ago - tvworld-news-video-online.blogspot.com
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Ask for Renewable Energy That Keeps Wildlands and Wildlife Safe
Environment  (tags: energy, conservation, habitat, protection, wildlife, government )

Tierney
- 1 hour ago - action.wilderness.org
Renewable energy is a critical piece of our clean energy future, and new electric transmission lines will be needed to carry wind and solar energy to customers in cities. We have the opportunity to ensure that the proposed SunZia transmission lines in A
Plight of the Humble Bee - PATH LESS TRAVELLED
Environment  (tags: pollinators, honey bees, bumble bees, food, habitat destruction, sustainability )

Karen
- 3 hours ago - earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com
It seems that the news about disappearing bees isn't that bad after all.<br /> It's worse!
Climategate? Not Likely.
Environment  (tags: climate-change, globalwarming, environment, science, research, politics )

Brian
- 3 hours ago - scholarsandrogues.com
The leaked emails and documents from CRU climate scientists are much ado about nothing, and the deniers touting them are hypocrites and may become criminals by republishing them.
EPA Taking Closer Look at Coal River Mountain Mining
Environment  (tags: coal, mountaintop removal mining, pollution, protection, government, endangered, habitatdestruction, water, Sustainabililty )

David
- 4 hours ago - blogs.wvgazette.com
An interesting development just in concerning Massey Energy's Bee Tree Mine, the Southern West Virginia operation where environmentalists had hoped to put a wind energy facility instead of a mountaintop removal job.
Stunning Photos of Our National Parks
Environment  (tags: nature, photosenvironment )

Social
- 4 hours ago - thedailygreen.com
Mountains and streams, tall grasses and redwoods, bison and bears -- from sea to shining sea.
Massey Cited for Blasting at Coal River Mountain
Environment  (tags: coal, mountaintop removal mining, pollution, habitatdestruction, wildlife, energy )

David
- 4 hours ago - blogs.wvgazette.com
the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection quietly cited Massey subsidiary Marfork Coal Co. for using too large a load of explosives in its blasting operations at Bee Tree mine.
RealClimate: On the Hacked Climate Email Servers (Its Still a Crime to Invade a Private Computer System!)
Environment  (tags: crime environment, globalwarming, ClimateChange )

David
- 4 hours ago - realclimate.org
The breaking into of computers and releasing private information is illegal, and regardless of how they were obtained, posting private correspondence without permission is unethical
Noctilucent Cloud Formed Out of Asteroid Debris Over Colorado
Environment  (tags: Noctilucent, cloud, asteroid, debris, Colorado, meteorology, science, climate, astronomy, NASA, weather, space )

Johnny
- 5 hours ago - examiner.com
Early on Wednesday, November 18th,  an asteroid hit the atmosphere and exploded over Colorado and Utah in a flash of light that surprised onlookers in at least eight states.
How Global Warming Is Already Affecting Us and the Tough Choices We Have to Make.
Environment  (tags: ClimateChange, climate, ecosystems, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, habitat, science, wildlife, weather, water, trees, oceans, forests, animals )

Rodger
- 7 hours ago - marketplace.publicradio.org
Expert Views:Scientists studying climate change discuss the impacts we will experience as the Earth continues to heat up.
Tropical Rainforest Conservation - Mongabay.Com
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, destruction, conservation, energy, environment, forests, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection, science, wildlife, world, Sustainabililty, animals )

Pirjo
- 8 hours ago - mongabay.com
Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development
15 People Worth Watching in Copenhagen and Two to Ignore!
Environment  (tags: Copenhagen ClimateChange, climate, globalwarming, pollution, Sustainabililty, politics )

David
- 8 hours ago - grist.org
Here are 15 people worth watching--ones who wield outsize potential to shape the outcome, or to shape the narrative that affects the outcome. And two you can safely ignore.
Take Action: Support Cleaner Cars, Close the Loopholes!
Environment  (tags: Fuel Efficiency, green cars, CO2emissions )

Hans
- 9 hours ago - ga3.org
The Obama Administration has proposed vehicle emissions standards that will make vehicles sold in the United States cleaner and more efficient. This will take our vehicle standards out of the 1970s and into the 21st century,
Help NPCA Secure a Huge Victory for Joshua Tree! -Please Take Action !!
Environment  (tags: conservation, environment, goodnews, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection, trees, water, wildlife, nature )

Tierney
- 9 hours ago - act.npca.org
Recently, NPCA scored a landmark victory in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which invalidated a land exchange needed to proceed with the massive Eagle Mountain landfill--a proposed garbage dump surrounded on three sides by Joshua Tree National Par
This Is Dave. He Wants to Talk to You About F- Gases -Please Take Action!!!
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, CO2emissions, climatechange, environment, greenhousegases, pollution )

Tierney
- 10 hours ago - greenpeace.org
F-gases, or HFCs, are the super greenhouse gases that cool our drinks, our cars, and our buildings. They are a growing threat to our climate. Eliminating them is low-hanging fruit in the fight against climate change, because the solutions are tried, test
Wild 9 Calls on Copenhagen to Protect Land
Environment  (tags: conservation, climate-change, environment, endangered, habitat, nature, protection, humans, wildlife, Sustainabililty, pollution, politics, ClimateChange, climate )

Elena
- 10 hours ago - manitobawildlands.org
In November 2009, Merida, Mexico hosted the 9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD 9). Wild 9's central theme of wilderness, people and climate change brought over 1500 delegates from 51 countries together and resulted in forty-two targeted resolutions being
Neighbors Complain About Homeowner About Hanging Out Laundry!
Environment  (tags: bizarre, culture, environment, Sustainabililty, energy )

Fred
- 10 hours ago - abclocal.go.com
A growing number of people are foregoing use of their clothes dryers in favor of old time outdoor clotheslines. It saves money and energy, but it's not always a popular move as a Homeowner has learned.
Last Chance to Save 10 Fish Species!
Environment  (tags: oceans, over fishing )

Mamabear
- 11 hours ago - care2.com
This weekend is your last chance to sign during a government comment period to save snapper and groper fish species. On Sunday, I'll be pulling a file of all the Care2 signers to my petition to end overfishing to be sent to the South Atlantic Fishery Mana
The Nature Conservancy in Florida - Florida Home
Environment  (tags: habitat )

Larry
- 11 hours ago - nature.org
The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 1.2 million acres of critical natural lands in Florida.
Climate Change May Displaces 20 Million People
Environment  (tags: climate-change, sea level rise, Bangladesh, coastal belts )

Naoko
- 13 hours ago - bangladesh-web.com
State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said about 20 million people might be displaced from coastal belts as a result of sea level rise following climate change. He urged all, including government and non-government
Say No To Bad Wood - Please Take Action!!!
Environment  (tags: destruction, animals, environment, habitatdestruction, protection, forests )

Tierney
- 13 hours ago - saynotobadwood.org
Does your decking or furniture come from the home of the Sumatran orang-utan? Sadly, it might. Australia has no safeguards against illegally logged timber imports, so when you buy outdoor furniture, decking or other imported timber products, you have
Slower Population Growth To Help Environment: UN Study
Environment  (tags: climatechange, destruction, ecosystems, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, pollution, overpopulation, research, science, Sustainabililty )

Adam
- 18 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
AFP, Nov 18, 2009 - Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published on Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change.
Electrawinds Creates World's First Car That Runs on Animal Fats
Environment  (tags: Renewable energy, Wind power, Solar energy, Electrawinds, Biodiesel, Green electicity, Environment )

Alisa
- 18 hours ago - greendiary.com
For those of you who think that renewable energy is nothing more than wind power and solar energy here is an interesting piece of information. A group of people have come together to produce green energy from animal fats.
Climate Change Effects on Cattle Studied
Environment  (tags: climatechange, climate-change, cattle, carbon dioxide )

Ingrid
- 19 hours ago - seeddaily.com
U.S. scientists say they've studied fecal matter from thousands of cattle across the nation to determine the possible effects of climate change on livestock.
 

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