LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Obama administration's moves toward regulating greenhouse gas emissions are sending Congress a message to act quickly on climate change legislation, Entergy Corp.'s chairman and chief executive said Wednesday. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - Western European nations struggled to convince their poorer eastern neighbors Thursday to present a united front on climate change by helping pay developing nations to cut emissions and adapt to climate change. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Financier George Soros unveiled a plan Thursday at the UN climate talks to free up to 100 billion dollars (68 billion euros) for poor countries to combat climate change and cope with its impacts. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Greenpeace activists breached EU security Thursday to tell European leaders to "wake up" and help save the planet from the increasing threat of global warming. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN - The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient" and the gap between what's offered and what's needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate conference, American billionaire George Soros said Thursday. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - European leaders met Thursday to discuss billions of dollars of aid for developing countries to battle global warming in a bid to increase pressure for a deal at the UN climate summit. Full Story »
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BERLIN (AFP) - Germany Thursday unveiled the world's most powerful weather supercomputer that scientists hope will provide critical data on global warming for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Poor countries on Thursday challenged Barack Obama as he received his Nobel prize to steer the US back into the Kyoto Protocol and help free up 200 billion dollars in funds to fight climate change. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - More than 1,700 British scientists have signed a petition insisting that global warming is man-made, a spokesman said Thursday after leaked emails sparked a row over the science behind climate change. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - European leaders were hoping Thursday to set an example for the UN climate talks in Copenhagen by offering some six billion euros in fast-track aid to help developing nations tackle global warming. Full Story »
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LONDON - Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday. Full Story »
RIO DE JANEIRO - The gunman sentenced to 27 years for killing U.S. nun and Amazon rain forest activist Dorothy Stang has waived his right to a new trial, a prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story »
GILBERT, W.Va. - West Virginia regulators will hold a public meeting next week on a draft air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline facility in Mingo County. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The world's major emerging economies led by China are calling for a "binding" amendment to the Kyoto Protocol requiring rich countries to slash carbon pollution by more than 40 percent compared to 1990, according to a document seen by AFP Thursday. Full Story »
A new study suggests that the most recent global temperature projections -- a rise of 4°C or 7°C by 2100 -- are incomplete Full Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY - Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said Wednesday he plans to travel to a 192-nation climate conference in Europe next week to tell participants that a U.S. government proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020 has little support in the Senate. Full Story »
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MONTPELIER, Vt. - A Boston-based consumer and environmental group is bringing its campaign against bottled water to four states, urging them to cut hundreds of thousands of dollars from strapped budgets by ending their purchases of water in plastic containers. Full Story »
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Climate change and how it's affecting South Carolina's natural resources and tourism industry will be the focus of a round-table discussion in the state capital. Full Story »
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