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Too Hot Not to Notice?

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Natural Disasters, Climate Change Deniers, Heat Wave, Climate Change, Obama Climate Change, Climate Change Action, Global Warming, Climate Change Legislation, Green News

The fossil-fuel industry has funded endless efforts to confuse people, to leave an impression that nothing much is going on. But -- as with the tobacco industry before them -- the evidence has simply gotten too strong.

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How To Stay Cool During A Heat-Wave Run

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Boston Marathon Heat Wave, Heat Wave Marathon, Heat Stroke, Marathon Safety, Heat Wave, Heat Stroke Marathon, Boston Marathon, Marathon, Running Safety, Healthy Living News

The Boston Marathon kicked off this morning, despite concerns about the unseasonably warm weather. With temperatures expected to rise to 84 degrees at...

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'Green News Report' - April 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Radiation, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Overfishing, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, War, Carbon Dioxide, Bats, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, White Nose Syndrome, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Republicans, Extreme Weather Fossil Fuels, Noaa, Wildfires, Green News

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Weather Is 'Stunning' Evidence Of Global Warming

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: United States Hottest Year, Video, Record Breaking Heat, Heat Wave, 2011 Hottest Year, Climate-Change, Record Heat, Hottest Year United States, Record Breaking Year, Ap, Green News

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren't just broken, they were deep-f...

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'Green News Report' - April 5, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.05.2012

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'Green News Report' - April 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Floods, Pesticides, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Power Plants, Fda, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Oil Spill, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bpa, Sewage, Energy, Bees, Ipcc, Nrdc, War, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Joe Biden, Subsidies, Steve Doocy, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Fox News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Coal, Radiation, Usda, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Maldives, Energy Efficiency, Green News

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Mr. Obama Goes to Cushing, OK

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Climate Change, Obama, Heat Wave, Keystone XL, Global Warming, Keystone XL Pipeline, Obama Keystone Pipeline, Obama Transcanda, Obama-Oklahoma, Obama Keystone, Green News

The president makes a potentially interesting speech on Thursday in Cushing, Oklahoma. It comes amidst a completely unprecedented March heat wave -- 2,000 records fell last week as cities like Chicago broke records dating back to the 19th century.

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Cherry Blossoms, Ice Boxes, BMWs and Climate Change

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Cell Phones, Washington DC, Climate Change, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Spring Weather, Heat Wave, Global Climate Change, Cherry Blossoms, Spring, Weather, Warm Weather, Global Warming, Science News

Will the early cherry blossoms in D.C., or the heat waves in the red states, or the melting nation's icebox be enough to convince Congress to consider the possibility that they have a responsibility to base public policy decisions on science instead of opinions?

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'Green News Report' - February 7, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.08.2012

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'Green News Report' - February 2, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

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'Green News Report' - January 31, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012

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'Green News Report' - January 12, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.13.2012

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'Green News Report' - December 8, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.07.2012

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'Green News Report' - December 6, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.05.2012

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'Green News Report' - December 1, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.31.2012

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Con Edison Charges New Yorkers More Than Double The National Average

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: New York Statistics, Energy Conservation, New York Most Expensive City, Heat Wave, Con Edison, Con Ed, Ny News, Most Expensive City, New York Energy, New York News

As the country's most expensive city to live in, New Yorkers are accustomed to paying a bit extra, whether it be for luxury dog runs or high-end sushi...

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Taking Stock of the Summer of Extremes: 2011

Brenda Ekwurzel, Ph.D. | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Economic Loss, Heat Wave, Livestock, Summer 2011, Green News

It's less costly to prepare for climate change, which has already increased the chances for extreme heat wave conditions, than to suffer the kinds of losses that economists call the "costs of inaction."

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Report: To Keep Their Jobs In PA Warehouse, Amazon Employees Work In Dizzying Heat

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Amazon.com, Labor, Heat Wave, Unemployment Rate, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Business News, Workers' Rights, Joblessness, Business News

Some workers at Amazon.com’s Allentown, Pennsylvania warehouse are reportedly willing to contend with working at a brutal pace in dizzying heat so l...

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Second-Hottest Summer Nationwide In U.S.

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 11.13.2011

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- It's been a year of superlatives for Texas: worst single-year drought, largest agricultural losses and most destructive wildfires &n...

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'Too Darn Hot To Learn'

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: August Temperatures, Tom Boasberg, Heat Stroke, Public Schools Without Air-Conditioning, Heat Wave, Denver Public School Board, Epa, Too Darn Hot to Learn, change.org, Denver News

A group of concerned Denver Public School parents have started a petition called "Too Darn Hot To Learn!" to try and persuade the school board and sup...

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Summer of 2011 Rewrites Record Books

David Kroodsma | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Texas, Heat Wave, Record Temperatures, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

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Suburban School District Closes 19 Schools Over Heat

Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Video, Schools Closed, Hot Weather, Naperville, Chicagoland, Indian Prairie School District 204, Air Conditioning in Schools, Heat Wave, Aurora Illinois, Bolingbrook, Summer Weather, School Air Conditioning, Schools Closed Due to Heat, Heat Closures, Chicago News

High temperatures have caused a west suburban school district to cancel Friday classes in 19 un-air conditioned elementary schools in Naperville, Boli...

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Hottest August In Denver In Nearly 140 Years

Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: August Temperatures, Colorado Heat, Heat Wave, Denver News, August Heat Wave Breaks Record, Denver Heat Wave, Denver Colorado, Hottest August on Record in Denver, August Heat Wave, Denver News

It was a scorcher in August -- so hot that it will go down in the weather almanac as Denver’s hottest August in 139 years, since the government bega...

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Back To School, Isn't Cool

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: August Heatwave, Boulder News, Boulder Valley School District, Heat Wave, Superintendent Bruce Messinger, Ellen Miller-Brown, Boulder Valley Students, Schools Without Air Conditioning, Boulder Colorado, Denver News

More than half of the elementary schools in Boulder Valley School District don't have air conditioning, and everyday since the August 15 back-to-schoo...

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Hurricane Irene 2011: Climate Change To Blame?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Drought, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave, Hurricane Irene Global Warming, Hurricane Irene Climate Change, Hurricane Irene, Flooding, Climate Change, Tornado, Extreme Weather, Hurricane Climate Change, Global Warming, Video, Green News

It's been one of the most hotly debated questions this week: Is climate change driving Hurricane Irene? "No one is going to point to Irene and say ...

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