EPA: U.S. 'making up lost time'
Washington Post - 1 hour 44 minutes agoPOST CARBON | Agency lists measures ranging from stricter fuel economy standards to promotion of renewable offshore energy projects.
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Leaked document stirs anger at climate summit
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 4:26 am ETA leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.
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Summit puts focus on tiny Pacific islands
USA Today - 2 hours 34 minutes agoAt the climate summit taking place here, nobody's a bigger celebrity than the delegation from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu.
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Climate Conference Begins to Feel Pressure of the Clock
New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 4:42 am ETLate on Tuesday, the rising frustration of the poorest developing countries — some undoubtedly fueled by the yawning global divide between rich and poor — was on display in the halls.
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EPA chief: Obama to work with Congress on climate
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 3 minutes agoThe United States for the first time outlined a dual path Wednesday toward cutting greenhouse gases that would involve both the Obama administration and Congress.
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Plant A Tree, Cool The Planet
Forbes - Wed Dec 9, 6:07 am ETGreenhouse gases aren't the only things driving global warming.
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EPA chief: US will regulate CO2 with common sense
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 29 minutes agoThe United States for the first time outlined a dual path toward cutting greenhouse gases that would involve both President Barack Obama's administration and the U.S. Congress to reduce greenhouse emissions.
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Lawmakers Reject Attempt to Handcuff EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules
New York Times - 2 hours 56 minutes agoHouse and Senate conferees last night rejected an attempt to block U.S. EPA's work on regulations to curb greenhouse gas emis...
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US Republicans vow to rain on Copenhagen parade
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 6:16 am ETRepublican lawmakers critical of efforts to battle climate change vowed to fly next week to the Copenhagen summit to undercut President Barack Obama's promises of strong US action.
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Rich vs. poor clash at Copenhagen over money
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:19 am ETNegotiators on Wednesday worked to bridge the chasm between rich and poor countries over how to share the burden of fighting climate change, and a top U.S. envoy was to highlight the Obama administration's efforts to curb greenhouse emissions.
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53% Say EPA Should Not Regulate Greenhouse Gases Without Congress' OK
Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News - 50 minutes agoThe Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and said it will regulate them accordingly.
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Climate documents spark rich vs. poor clash
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 6:37 am ETDeveloping nations who face huge climate change burdens are demanding that wealthy nations shoulder more of the costs, as a leaked Danish document and fresh evidence of a hotter planet raised temperatures at the U.N. climate conference.
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Climate document sparks rich vs. poor clash
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 3:54 am ETA leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.
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Police and protesters gear up for Obama visit
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 9 minutes agoAlthough he doesn't show up at the Copenhagen climate talks until next week, U.S. President Barack Obama won't be far from global warming issues when he lands in Oslo Thursday to collect his contentious Nobel Peace Prize.
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Q&A: 'Climategate' explained
CNN - Tue Dec 8, 9:34 am ETAs world leaders gathered in Copenhagen Monday for the start of the United Nations climate conference, leaked e-mails from an internationally-renowned climate research unit threaten to overshadow the talks.
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Developing nations furious over Danish climate text
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 10:36 pm ETA leaked Danish proposal triggered outrage at Copenhagen climate talks, with developing nations condemning a draft deal that they argued would consign most of the world's poor to permanent penury.
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Climate-Gate Uproar Hits Full Boil
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 6:22 am ETGOP lawmaker says despite promises by Obama, no climate laws will be passed until 'scientific fascism' ends • Conference Turning Into 'Circus,' Critics Say | VIDEO • Scientists: Global Warming Caused by Sun's Radiation • FOX FORUM: Scientists Disagree on Global Warming • Palin Op-Ed: Copenhagen's Political Science
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Global Warming Is Not Slowing, Says Weather Agency
New York Times - Tue Dec 8, 11:42 am ETThe decade of the 2000s is very likely the warmest decade in the modern record, a global meteorological agency said.
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Sensenbrenner to Tell Copenhagen: No Climate Laws Until 'Scientific Fascism' Ends
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 6:32 am ETRepublican lawmaker says he's going to U.N. climate conference to inform world leaders that despite any promises made by President Obama, no new laws will be passed in the U.S. until "scientific fascism" ends.
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Network Observation At The GAW Stations And Atmospheric CO2 Mixing Ratios Over China
redOrbit - Tue Dec 8, 10:18 pm ETCarbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important greenhouse gas regulated by the Kyoto Protocol. Human activities, such as fossil fuel burning and land use change, are major emitters of CO2, which is widely recognized as drivers of global warming and climate change.
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"Very Likely" the Warmest Decade on Record
CBS News - Tue Dec 8, 9:00 pm ETBut Leaked Document Spurs Debate at Copenhagen Climate Summit About Who Should Bear Burden of Emissions Reductions
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Brazilian beaches threatened by global warming
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L.A. Mayor To Attend Climate Change Conference
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Ban says climate change manmade
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Climate Change Conference Opens In Copenhagen
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Energy Secretary on Climate Change, Economy
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NewsTrust: Global Warming
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Trade Fair Offers Ideas to Combat Climate Change
Wed Dec 9, 3:00 am ESTNew York Times - By Natalia Rachlin - Dec. 09 (Special Report) ...
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'Eat less meat' says carbon footprint burger chain
Wed Dec 9, 3:00 am ESTBBC News - Dec. 09 (Special Report) - The BBC's Tom Burridge ...
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Fighting to keep above the waves
Tue Dec 8, 3:00 am ESTAljazeera - By Stephen Cole - Dec. 08 (Special Report) - Rising ...
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Copenhagen in disarray after 'Danish text' leak
Tue Dec 8, 3:00 am ESTThe Guardian - By John Vidal - Dec. 08 (News) - The UN Copenhagen ...
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This Decade Is Warmest on Record, 2009 Ranks Fifth
Tue Dec 8, 3:00 am ESTBloomberg - By Alex Morales - Dec. 08 (News Report) - This decade ...
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