Archive for April, 2008

Asia tourism, airlines ‘complacent’ on climate change (AFP)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

File photo shows Thai Airways aircraft docked at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. Asian airlines and tourist firms are too complacent about the urgent need to address global warming, industry leaders warned at a conference on climate change(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Asian airlines and tourist firms are too complacent about the urgent need to address global warming, industry leaders warned at a conference on climate change.

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Natural Changes May Offset Global Warming Briefly (Planet Ark)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

LONDON - Natural climate changes may offset human-caused global warming over the next decade, keeping ocean temperatures the same or even temporarily cooling them slightly, German researchers said on Wednesday.

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Global warming ‘could stop NATURALLY within ten years,’ say scientists (Evening Standard)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

global warming will be “put on hold” over the next decade because of natural climate variations, scientists claim. A study of sea temperature changes predicts a lull as traditional climate cycles cancel out the heating effect of greenhouse gases from pollution.

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Storm brewing for Central U.S. (weather.com)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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Virginians return to tornado-ravaged homes, see what’s left (AP)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Suffolk resident, Barbara Banker, right, hugs a neighbor as they wait to retrieve their pets at a police checkpoint in Suffolk, Va., Tuesday, April 29, 2008.  three tornadoes smashed houses, piled cars on each other and injured more than 200 people Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Beth Catania returned Wednesday to the home that had collapsed around her during a tornado to see what she could retrieve. She came away with a few small items, including an antique domino that was a gift from her son.

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‘No Place to Hide’: The Pressure on Companies to Address Global Warming Heats Up (Knowledge at Wharton)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The scientific community now overwhelmingly agrees that earth’s 6.5 billion inhabitants are contributing to global warming through heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. While various industries are yielding to public pressure to address climate change, new carbon emission regulatory regimes are coming soon, and they will likely carry significant costs, according to experts from business and …

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Doubt is cast over global warming (The Herald)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Global temperatures may not increase over the next decade because of natural variations in the climate which will offset man-made warming, scientists predicted yesterday.

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New Department of Energy Study Shows Limit on Global Warming Pollution Compatible With Robust Economic Growth (NRDC Worldview)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

WASHINGTON (April 30, 2008) – A new report released today by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Information Agency (EIA) shows that we can cut U.S. global warming pollution to the levels required by legislation due to be voted on by the Senate in early June while continuing robust economic growth and containing energy costs.

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Global warming could stop NATURALLY for ten years,’ say scientists (Daily Mail)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

global warming may stop over the next decade because of natural climate cooling, scientists now claim. German scientists behind the study have warned Governments looking to save money not to use it as an excuse to cut back on preventative action

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Global warming ‘could stop NATURALLY within ten years,’ say scientists (Daily Mail)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

global warming may stop over the next decade because of natural climate cooling, scientists now claim. German scientists behind the study have warned Governments looking to save money not to use it as an excuse to cut back on preventative action

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