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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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Can the U.S. set the stage for a successful Copenhagen Climate Change Conference?
The United States is the only developed nation that has not committed to an emissions target. Poorer nations are threatening to stage a walk-out of the UN summit in Copenhagen next month unless President Obama commits to an ambitious carbon reduction.
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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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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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First-ever EPA Climate Leader-approved offset project battles climate change
Carbonfund.org has just announced the launch of the first-ever EPA Climate Leaders approved carbon offset project- the Clinton County Landfill Methane Project. A leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions organization, Carbonfund.org is offering offsets from the project to businesses and individuals.
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New climate bill receives high praise
A new bill called “Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act” will help to fund climate change and public health preparedness is getting rave reviews from environmental and health groups throughout Washington, D.C.
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Virgin America becomes the first US airline to join the Climate Registry
Nonprofit organization The Climate Registry officially welcomed California-based airline Virgin America as its first U.S. airline member. The airline is committing to report emissions data and carbon reduction goals via the nationally recognized agency.
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Alila Hotels goes Carbon Neutral
In coordination with The GreenAsia Group, a specialist in carbon management in Asia, eco-conscious Alila Hotels and Resorts will achieve carbon neutrality for its head office in Singapore by December 2008.
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by Alex Steffen
Air travel seems to be one of the few unsustainable practices for which there is no good fix or substitute. Because of their inefficiency and the high altitudes at which they fly, jet engines are particularly potent greenhouse gas emitters. What’s more, there don’t really seem to be any super-cool engine technologies waiting [...]
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