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Google to world: carbon cutting makes good business sense

Google – arguably the biggest business success story in internet history – has recently spoken out in support of setting a price tag on carbon in an effort to combat global warming. And who wants to argue with Google?

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Here comes the sun: 2010 expected to be hottest year yet

According to scientific predictions made by the Met Office, 2010 will be the world’s warmest year on record with man-made climate change a huge factor.

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What is the relationship between tourism and climate change in the developing world?

The connection between climate change and international tourism presents a host of challenges, with a number of varying perspectives that identify how the role of tourism affects both the physical and political sides of the international climate debate.

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‘Climategate’ for Idiots: can we get back to reality now?

While the naysayers literally jumped at the chance to debunk all scientific study pertaining to the effects of climate change, we proponents for the environmental movement side-stepped that debate entirely in a rush to defend the real science. Now, the debate is settled. At least, for the intelligent people out there. The idiots are still buying Hummers.

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Is COP15 on the right track, or a losing battle?

With the Copenhagen Climate Conference off and running, former Vice President Al Gore takes a hard look at the numbers, and doesn’t like what he sees.

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Put away the pitchforks, people – climate change is still real

Last week’s climate change email “scandal” has sent both sides of the argument into an absolute tizzy. Let’s try to clear the air once and for all.

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Which cities are in the greatest danger from rising sea levels?

According to measurements by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), rising sea levels will be a huge threat to even the most advanced cities – not to mention small, island nations – with predicted levels twice as high as originally thought.

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Looming climate change adds even more stress to humanitarian aid

With climate change-related disasters frequently occurring throughout the world, humanitarian aid organizations are struggling to keep pace with the increasing demands of affected communities.

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All aboard the month-long Climate Change Express to Copenhagen

The Climate Change Express is a one-month, 9,000-kilometer journey that symbolically joins the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of the next major, and stricter, treaty to combat climate change.

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What needs to happen for the Copenhagen Climate Change summit to be a success?

With a little over one month to go before the UN summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, a handful of benchmarks will determine the success of this international gathering of the minds.

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Still think climate change is a hoax? 23 million starving Africans disagree

As agricultural and water-supply devastation sweeps across the globe, our food and resource supplies will dwindle to nothing. On this small and fragile planet, East Africa is a lot closer than many will admit.

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What will the Arctic look like in 20 years due to global warming?

A new study suggests that the Arctic will be ice-less within the next 20 years, due to rapid acceleration of sea ice loss from global warming. How do we as world citizens fight this change?

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Breaking through the hype: How can living green be easy and affordable?

A new “how-to” online guide wants to show people just how to “go green” from start to finish while actually saving money.

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How arctic warming affects the entire world, not just polar bears

A new study by WWF indicates that warming in the Arctic will have devastating consequences on the entire planet due to harmful greenhouse gases and significant shifts in global weather patterns that could disrupt the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people – all at a much worse rate than previously predicted.

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