Obama’s trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP)

July 4th, 2009

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father’s birthplace.

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Local winners and losers in global warming bill (Crain’s Chicago Business)

July 4th, 2009

(Crain’s) — The landmark global warming bill that squeaked through the U.S. House last month would create a number of local winners and losers. Nuclear-rich power company Exelon Corp. and Chicago’s futures industry stand to benefit, while the state’s coal and fertilizer industries are …

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150,000 evacuated in south China after torrential rains (AFP)

July 4th, 2009

Water flows by homes on a flooded street in the town of Shuangfeng, in central China's Hunan province on July 2, 2009. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered local officials Saturday to step up flood control work in south China after over 150,000 people were forced to evacuate following torrential rains.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered local officials Saturday to step up flood control work in south China after over 150,000 people were forced to evacuate following torrential rains.

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Global warming shrinking sheep, says study (CNews)

July 4th, 2009

Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep.

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Obama’s trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission (AP)

July 4th, 2009

Russian traditional wooden dolls, Matreshkas, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, form part of  a street vendor's display in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is to visit Russia on July 6-8. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father’s birthplace.

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Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep (The Star Press)

July 4th, 2009

WASHINGTON - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep.

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Both Parties Try to Cash In on Passage of Climate Change Bill (CQPolitics.com)

July 4th, 2009

CQPolitics.com - Within hours of House passage June 26 of sweeping energy legislation, the party fund-raising letters were already going out.

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Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change (LiveScience.com)

July 4th, 2009

LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

If it were up to Jessica Hellmann, insects such as butterflies and beetles would wield just as much conservation clout as traditional conservation icons, such as polar bears, tigers and dolphins.

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Strong earthquake shakes Panama (AFP)

July 4th, 2009

A scientist points to a seismograph. The US Geological Survey has said that a strong earthquake has shaken Panama, but there were no immediate reports of casuaties or damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - A strong earthquake measuring a magnitude of six shook Panama early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casuaties or damage, the US Geological Survey reported.

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Bangladesh floods maroon thousands, landslides kill 6 (Reuters)

July 4th, 2009

Reuters - Torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing six people and stranding half a million in their homes in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.

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