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Arctic Insects' Disappearance Is Evidence Of Climate Change: University Of Colorado Study

Boulder Daily Camera | Laura Snider | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Baffin Island, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, University of Colorado, Arctic, Arctic Insects, Denver News

When Yarrow Axford, a researcher at the University of Colorado, traveled to a remote lake on the east coast of Baffin Island -- which sits a few hundr...

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Dressing for Copenhagen

William S. Becker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Senate, Boxer, Copenhagen 2009, Global Climate Change, Kerry, Environment, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Green News
William S. Becker

It now is up to the U.S. Senate to make sure Uncle Sam is not only fully dressed, but dressed for success when he shows up in Copenhagen Dec. 7 to work on a global climate deal.

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Aspen Trees Dying Off; Scientists Still Don't Have Definitive Reason

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Simon | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Wolverine, Global Climate Change, Wall Street Journal, Lodgepole Pine, Pine-Beetle, Aspen, Denver News

DENVER -- This should be the golden season across the West, when aspen paint hillsides in shades of fall. But a mysterious ailment -- or perhaps a co...

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Chill Out: An Economic Triage for Global Climate Change

Michael Shermer | Posted 11.27.2009 | Green

Read More: A Question of Balance, Global Warming, William Nordhaus, Copenhagen Consensus, Global Climate Change, Skeptical Environmentalist, Polar Bears, Bjorn Lomborg, Green News
Michael Shermer

If global warming continues unchecked through the end of the century there will be 400,000 more heat-related deaths annually; there will also be 1.8 million fewer cold-related deaths, for a net gain of 1.4 million lives.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Denver Realeases More GHC Than Any Other City

Science Daily | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Science Daily, Global Climate Change, Barcelona, Global Warming, Denver, Greenhouse Gasses, Ghg, Denver News

ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2009) -- Denver released the largest amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) and Barcelona the smallest amount in a new study document...

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Climate Change Doubters Impede Water Plans

The Aspen Daily News | Brent Gardner-Smith | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Global Climate Change, Colorado River, Aspen Global Change Institute, Eric Kuhn, Aspen, Denver News

A growing list of studies show that global climate change will mean less water in the Colorado River, but varying perceptions about climate change are...

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Worried About International Competitiveness? Another Look at the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Proposal

Robert Stavins | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Cap and Trade, Economics, Energy Policy, Global Climate Change, Green News
Robert Stavins

Like any legislation, the Waxman-Markey bill has its share of flaws. But without evidence of serious action by the U.S., there will be no meaningful international agreement.

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On Global Warming is it Harold Ambler or the Royal Society?

Kevin Grandia | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Harold Ambler, Ambler, Climate Change, Global Warming, Global Climate Change, Who Is Harold Ambler, Green News
Kevin Grandia

Global warming is a lie you say? Well then NASA and the Royal Society be damned. What makes Harold Ambler such an authority on climate science to so confidently make the bold claim that global warming is a lie?

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The Rovian Politics of Choosing Sarah Palin

Paul Loeb | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Spin, Mccain, Karl Rove, Cynicism, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Sarah Palin Reaction, Gustav, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Hurrican Gustav, Global Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Karl Rove's minions may be smiling at the brazen gamesmanship of this pick: but if Americans fall for it, they should know all too well what to expect.

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Why do Oragutans Care About Global Warming?

Todd Carmichael | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Orangutans, Environment, Borneo, Palm Oil, Global Warming, Birute Gladikas, Global Climate Change, Green News
Todd Carmichael

In short, the very events that are driving the Orangutan to extinction are the same that threaten our planet's climate.

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Toyota/Pew Collaboration Teaches Businesses How To Be More Sustainable

Julie A. Varughese | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Pew Center, Sustainability, Toyota, Global Climate Change, Business, Green Business, Green News
Julie A. Varughese

The Japanese automaker has touted its philosophy of reducing emissions in every aspect of its operations, from building more efficient manufacturing plants to aiming for completely recyclable vehicles.

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