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Where's Canada's Energy Policy?

Energy issues and policy north of the US border are heating up in intriguing ways, with potentially significant effects throughout North America.
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Energy & Fuel
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Canada
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Blue Skies and Greenhouse Gases: Is Air Travel Really a Big Deal?

When considering the impact of transportation on the environment, most people think of cars. However, air travel is gaining increasing scrutiny as a climate change culprit.
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Climate Change
Energy & Fuel
Pollution
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National (U.S.)
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Major Banks Toughen Rules For Financing Coal Power Plants

Big banks take greenhouse gas emissions into account when assessing risks of financing power plants
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Climate Change
Economy & Business
Energy & Fuel
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National (U.S.)
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Local Expertise Solicited To Document Plant Material Changes

"Citizen scientist" program to document when local plants flower, bud, leaf.
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Climate Change
Environmental Studies
Science
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National (U.S.)
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DOE Greenhouse Gas Data Expected in November

The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration is expected to release its annual report on greenhouse gas emissions in the last week or two of November 2007.
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Climate Change
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National (U.S.)
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IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16

The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is expected to be released Nov. 16, 2007, during a Nov. 12-17 gathering in Valencia, Spain.
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Climate Change
Laws & Regulations
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International
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NOAA Launches New Drought Resource

Drought is a major local story for many news media. Weather extremes, including drought, are an integral part of the climate change dilemma.
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Climate Change
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National (U.S.)
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Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start

After years of wrangling, and little significant action, federal legislative efforts addressing greenhouse gases and climate change are beginning to crystallize.
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Climate Change
Laws & Regulations
Environmental Politics
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National (U.S.)
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The Road to Bali-Treaty Talks Dec. 3-14

The Valencia science meeting is just a prologue to a meeting of diplomats from some 180 countries in Bali, Indonesia, to hammer out a new international agreement to control climate change. The current Kyoto Protocol, which was signed in 1997 and took effect in 2005, expires in 2012.
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Report Distills Science for Legislative, Diplomatic Playoffs

As Congress members and international diplomats roll up their sleeves for serious efforts at action in coming months, a final "synthesis" report from the top U.N. climate science body will brief them this week.
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