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Eat less meat to fight climate change: UN expert

AFP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

People should cut their consumption of meat to help combat climate change, a top United Nations expert told a British Sunday newspaper.

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Environmental groups host global warming conference in Belleville
Edwardsville Journal - Sun Sep 7, 1:52 am EDT
While many think of global warming as a national or international issue, a town hall meeting in Belleville last week emphasized the possibility of thinking globally and acting locally.
Visitors Go Online to Help Protect National Parks
Carteret County News-Times - Sat Sep 6, 6:09 am EDT
(ARA) - From camping to canoeing to cookouts -- summer draws millions of Americans to national parks each year. However, as global warming progresses, visitors may also notice the numerous adverse effects on the parks leaving many people asking: what can be done?
Does global warming mean we're losing Lake Erie?
The Sandusky Register - Sun Sep 7, 1:03 am EDT
SANDUSKY Get ready for hot weather that will make Ohio feel like part of the Deep South.
Hanna-Ike-Josephine storm trio isn't an anomaly
Los Angeles Times - Sat Sep 6, 2:40 am EDT
Global warming can't be blamed for the trifecta -- headed toward the Southeast U.S. -- meteorologists say. It's just 'peak season in an active hurricane cycle.' Despite the prospect of three major tropical storms heading toward the Southeastern United States, meteorologists say that the conga-line assault is not particularly unusual in the stormy history of the region.
Road map to Election Day
Daily Herald - Sun Sep 7, 1:25 am EDT
With both party conventions behind us, the presidential campaign now comes down to two months of hard campaigning. Here is a road map to take you through these final 58 days.
Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in USA
USA Today - Fri Sep 5, 4:37 pm EDT
Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday.
Offsets help make up for carbon emissions
Galveston County Daily News - Sat Sep 6, 5:08 pm EDT
The latest trend in carbon emission reduction encourages individuals and companies to calculate their carbon footprint and buy carbon offsets.
State greenhouse plan misguided, group says
Edwardsville Journal - Sun Sep 7, 1:51 am EDT
A proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Illinois is either a big step in the right direction or a completely misguided plan, depending on which side you talk to.
Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US
Park Hills Daily Journal - Sat Sep 6, 12:13 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday.
Summit explores carbon capture, burial
The Indianapolis Star - Fri Sep 5, 2:10 am EDT
With federal greenhouse gas limits possible in the near future, Indiana's utilities could soon face the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants that generate most of the state's electricity.
Environmentalists can't corral Palin
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Sep 4, 10:56 am EDT
At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.
Canada's PM to call Oct. 14 election
MSNBC - Fri Sep 5, 8:34 pm EDT
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power.
Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US
Park Hills Daily Journal - Sat Sep 6, 9:28 am EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday.
Square dancing continues, though numbers dwindle
The Pantagraph - Sat Sep 6, 2:10 am EDT
LINCOLN -- As global warming chips away at the polar caps and honeybees vanish, troubling changes are occurring that may endanger the destiny of Illinois' official state folk dance.
Summit explores carbon capture, storage ideas
WTHR Indianapolis - Fri Sep 5, 3:43 am EDT
With federal greenhouse gas limits possible in the near future, Indiana's utilities could soon face the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants that generate most of the state's electricity.
Environmentalists can't corral Palin
Seattle Times - Thu Sep 4, 3:15 pm EDT
At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.
McCain's words not always in synch with GOP
Daily Herald - Sat Sep 6, 1:33 am EDT
John McCain claimed the Republican nomination Thursday before a surprisingly united Republican convention. But McCain has often been out of sync with many in his party. His prior statements help explain why.
Basin's expertise in CO2 use continues to draw interest
Midland Reporter-Telegram - Sat Sep 6, 2:43 am EDT
Increasing focus on sequestration coloring discussions at PPDC-APTA CO2 Schools.
Australia Should Cut Carbon Emissions 10% by 2020 (Update3)
Bloomberg.com - Fri Sep 5, 2:34 am EDT
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australia needs to reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent from the 2000 level by 2020 to tackle climate change and protect its $1 trillion economy, government adviser Ross Garnaut said.
McCain's words not always in synch with GOP
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Sep 4, 11:06 pm EDT
John McCain claimed the Republican nomination Thursday before a surprisingly united Republican convention. But McCain has often been out of sync with many in his party. His prior statements help explain why.

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