Archive for May, 2008

Tropical Storm Arthur hits Yucatan (AP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

AP - A weak tropical storm formed Saturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall along the border of Belize and Mexico, dumping rain and kicking up surf.

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‘CO{-2} catcher’ to reverse global warming? (The Hindu)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

NEW YORK: It has long been the holy grail for those who believe that technology can save us from catastrophic climate change: a device that can “suck” carbon dioxide from the air, reducing the warming effect of the billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas produced each year.

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Chinese authorities prepare to drain swelling lake (AP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

An earthquake survivor carries  a chair from  the rubble of a building that collapsed in  the May 12 earthquake in Hanwang town, Sichuan province China  Saturday May 31, 2008. The confirmed death toll from China's worst quake in three decades was raised Saturday to 68,977, an increase of about 120 people from a day earlier. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Chinese authorities prepared on Saturday to drain a swelling lake formed by a devastating earthquake, completing work on a drainage channel to divert water that threatens hundreds of thousands downstream.

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Tropical Storm Arthur forms near Belize coast (AP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Two men ride bicycles near a lamp post toppled by Tropical Storm Alma in Leon city, some 57 miles (90 km) west from Managua, May 30, 2008. Alma, the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, lost its strength on Friday over Central America, sparing oil platforms in southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm slammed into Nicaragua's Pacific coast on Thursday with winds near 65 mph (100 kph), killing one person as strong gusts toppled trees and powerlines and ripped roofs off flimsy homes. (Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)AP - The first storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed near the coast of Belize.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (19 Action News Cleveland)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Associated Press - May 31, 2008 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Associated Press - May 31, 2008 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (KXXV Waco)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Associated Press - May 31, 2008 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation. In the Democrats’ weekly radio address, California Senator Barbara Boxer is promoting a bill that would reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds over the next 42 years.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (News On 6 Tulsa)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Associated Press - May 31, 2008 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation.

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Democrats seek support for global warming bill (KWWL Iowa)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate’s environment committee is trying to get support for global warming legislation. In the Democrats’ weekly radio address, California Senator Barbara Boxer is promoting a bill that would reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds over the next 42 years.

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