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"Obama Urges Passage of Climate Bill" [1]

"President Obama on Tuesday gave a full endorsement to energy and climate change legislation now pending before the House, calling it 'extraordinarily important.'"
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Source: NYTimes [5], 06/24/2009

"House Aims for Friday Vote on Climate Bill" [6]

"Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives hope to debate and pass a climate change bill on Friday, although negotiations were continuing with farm-state lawmakers who have concerns, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday."
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Source: Reuters [7], 06/24/2009

CBO: Climate Bill Will Cost Average Household $175 [8]

The House climate bill would cost on average $175 per household, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday. Maneuvering to get the bill to the House floor continues.
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Source: NYTimes [9], 06/23/2009

"Predicting Wildfires In A Warmer World" [10]

"Climate change has already brought warmer temperatures, rising sea levels and melting glaciers. Now, researchers believe global warming will cause major shifts in wildfire patterns around the world."
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Source: Environment Report [11], 06/22/2009

Cow Lobby Wins on Burps [12]

Methane emissions from cows (cow burps) is a major source of greenhouse warming. Yet they are being left out of the climate change bill now before Congress -- because of an adept lobby campaign.
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Source: AP [13], 06/22/2009

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [14]

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This 2009 US Global Change Research Program report summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.
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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [16]

The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.
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Acid Oceans: A New Twist To Report When Covering Climate Change [17]

 

 By CHERYL HOGUE 
The increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is well known. Scientists – with the exception of some skeptics – predict changes in the Earth's climate from rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

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Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Towns [18]

Scientists are pretty certain climate change is going to cause the sea level to rise. It's happening already, actually. In communities around the Chesapeake Bay, people are getting a sneak preview.
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Source: Environment Report [19], 06/19/2009

"UN Warns of 'Megadisasters' Linked To Climate Change" [20]

"The United Nations on Tuesday raised the prospect of 'megadisasters' affecting millions of people in some of the world's biggest cities unless more is done to heed the threat of climate change."
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Source: AFP [22], 06/18/2009

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