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"Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues"

Refugees from lands made uninhabitable by climate change -- expected in tens of millions -- may soon be threatening peace and security in many parts of the world. The UN is expected soon to address this issue.

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Source: NYTimes, 06/01/2009

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"Warming and Death"

"There are significant questions about the robustness of the numbers at the heart of the new report estimating more than 300,000 deaths are already being caused each year by global warming...."

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Source: Dot Earth, 06/01/2009

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NOAA Advances National Climate Service

"U.S. government and university scientists are partnering to form a new cooperative institute that will use satellite observations to detect, monitor and forecast climate change and its impact on the environment."

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Source: ENS, 05/29/2009

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"Climate Change Hitting Poor in U.S. Hardest"

"Researchers find climate change is already having a 'sometimes hidden and often unequal' impact on minorities and poor in the United States."

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Source: Daily Climate, 05/29/2009

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"Sea's Rise May Prove the Greater in Northeast"

Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research say melting Greenland ice sheets could raise sea levels more in the northeaster US and Maritime Canada because of a change in ocean currents.

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Source: NYTimes, 05/28/2009

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China To Cooperate with US on Climate?

"China is ready to strengthen its cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, Premier Wen Jiabao told US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, state media reported."

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Source: AFP, 05/28/2009

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Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores

Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.

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Billions at Stake with Climate Change Legislation

The climate bill in Congress will impact hundreds of companies – some big in your area. Many are spending big bucks on lobbying. Here's how to follow the money.

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June 2, 2009

DEADLINE: The Puget Sound Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources is inviting applications for its Puget Sound Institute, a nine-day journey in July 2009 through parts of northwest Washington that will examine a variety of newsworthy topics.

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Ecuador Mulls Credits for Untapped Oil

Ecuador is pursuing a plan to sell carbon credits created by leaving some of its oil -- and the carbon dioxide that would result from burning it -- underground.

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Source: WashPost, 05/27/2009

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