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Dayton vetoes two controversial items in Legacy projects bill
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24.5.2013 |
MinnPost |
| Dennis Anderson can claim victory. The AP story says : “Gov. Mark Dayton used his line-item veto Thursday to strike two controversial provisions from the bill that uses state sales-tax money for grants to environmental and arts programs. In deleting over $9 million from the $496 million Legacy Fund bill, Dayton acknowledged that he was forced to renege on a compromise he made with Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and House Speaker Paul Thissen in the final days of session. But he said that was necessary because of an earlier promise made during his gubernatorial run to supporters of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, the state panel comprised mostly of citizens that reviews some applications for the Legacy Fund and makes grant recommendations. Dayton excised $6.3 million for Twin Cities parks and $3 million to tribes and local governments to deal with aquatic invasive species.”
The body of a second child has been recovered from that landslide in Lilydale Wednesday . The MPR story by ... |
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Youth Vow to Appeal Decision in Landmark Federal Litigation Concerning Climate Change
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24.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
Youth plaintiffs vow to appeal a string of decisions in their precedent-setting federal litigation over climate change. The case places the youth of America against the federal government and the fossil fuel industry over the government’s failure to protect the atmosphere from irreversible damage. Their claim is rooted in the public trust doctrine, a legal doctrine that imposes a fundamental, fiduciary obligation on all governments to protect our shared natural resources, including our air and water. read more |
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Headlines for May 22, 2013
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22.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Oklahoma Toll Lowered to 24 as Survivors Found, Oklahoma Senator Calls for Spending Cuts to Offset Tornado Aid, Senate Panel Advances Immigration Overhaul; Same-Sex Marriage Protection Removed, Senators Vote to Arm Syrian Rebels, 40 Killed in Widening Iraqi Sectarian Violence, Body of Afghan Torture Victim Found Near U.S. Base, FBI Agents Shoot Dead Orlando Man Questioned in Boston Bombing, Some Testimony in Manning Trial to Be Held in Secret, Report: Justice Dept. Tracked Fox News, White House Phone Lines, Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban, Low-Wage Workers Strike at Federal Contractors in D.C., California Health Care Workers Stage 2-Day Strike, 57 Arrested Protesting GOP in North Carolina |
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Dot Earth Blog: Terrible Tornadoes in a Changing Climate
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22.5.2013 |
NYT > Environment |
| Dot Earth Blog: Terrible Tornadoes in a Changing Climate |
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Calls for Action at U.S. - India Energy Partnership Summit in DC; Extreme Heat in hits Ahmedabad
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22.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York:
India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India May 14 – 20th, 2013 Climate & Energy India needs clean, affordable sources of energy: PM Access to clean, reliable and affordable sources of... |
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Headlines for May 21, 2013
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21.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado, Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt, Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions, Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing, Report: CIA to Transfer Drone Program to Pentagon, White House Defends Tracking of Fox News Reporter, Obama Hosts Burmese Leader at White House, Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N., Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas, Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes, Protest Against School Closings Leads to Arrests at Chicago City Hall, Landmark "Stop and Frisk" Trial Concludes in NYC, Hundreds Honor Gay New Yorker Shot Dead in Apparent Hate Crime |
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Climate Change-Related Heat Deaths To Spike In New York City, Study Projects
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21.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: An increasing number of New Yorkers are likely to die from heat-related causes as global warming causes more extreme heat... |
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What Exporting U.S. Natural Gas Means for the Climate
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21.5.2013 |
WRI Stories |
| This post originally appeared on The National Journal’s Energy Experts blog.
The U.S. Department of Energy… ... |
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Ringside Seat: Leaky Scandals
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21.5.2013 |
American Prospect |
| Over the last week and a half of scandal-mongering, most people on the left have agreed on the basic contours of the story. Benghazi isn't a "scandal," because tragic as the killings there were, there's no evidence of malfeasance on the part of Obama administration—no crimes, no cover-up. (And no, interagency bickering over talking points does not constitute a cover-up). The IRS, on the other hand, is potentially scandalous, there having almost certainly been inappropriate behavior on the part of some of the agency's employees, but it doesn't seem to reach up to the White House. And the Justice Department's subpoenaing of phone logs from the Associated Press isn't a "scandal" as much as a disagreement over policy. What Justice did was problematic in a number of ways, but it was also legal; touching as Republicans' newfound interest in press freedoms is, you can't simply call any policy you don't like a "scandal" just because it happens to be in the news at the same time as other things you ... |
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Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: SheerWind, Damation, and More!
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21.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| We're At 400 PPM - Last Time THAT Happened, the Arctic was 14oF Warmer, says a new study, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress, indicating... |
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Headlines for May 20, 2013
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20.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| 6 Reported Dead in U.S. Drone Strikes on Yemen, Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy, Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike, Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border, Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria, Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq, Leading Pakistani Politician Shot Dead, Imprisoned Ex-Argentine Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Dies at 87, AP Head Open to Lawsuit for "Unconstitutional" DOJ Spying, Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak Case, White House Was Informed of IRS Issues Weeks Earlier, Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law, Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings, Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Philadelphia, Hate Crime Alleged in Shooting Death of Gay New Yorker |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case
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20.5.2013 |
Yahoo: US National |
| By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Alaskan village's claim that it should be able to sue oil companies and utilities for damages attributed to climate change. Lawyers for the village of Kivalina wanted various named defendants responsible for greenhouse emissions, including Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Duke Energy Corp, to pay damages for greater flooding and erosion that they say have caused by a reduction in sea ice. The court's refusal to take the case means an appeals court ruling in favor of the defendants remains intact. ... |
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Overheated rhetoric on climate change doesn’t make for good policies
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20.5.2013 |
Washington Post |
| Climate change is an issue that needs to be discussed thoughtfully and objectively. Unfortunately, claims that distort the facts hinder the legitimate evaluation of policy options. The rhetoric has driven some policymakers toward costly regulations and policies that will harm hardworking American families and do little to decrease global carbon emissions. The Obama administration’s decision to delay, and possibly deny, the Keystone XL pipeline is a prime ... |
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Mission Impossible?
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19.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.:
On Friday I had the honor of being the commencement speaker for Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group, where I obtained my Ph.D. 26 years ago. Here is a lightly edited version of my speech (some inside jokes removed). Thank you... |
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Editorial: Climate Warnings, Growing Louder
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18.5.2013 |
NY Times: Editorials |
| Editorial: Climate Warnings, Growing Louder |
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Obama's Arctic Strategy Sets Off a Climate Time Bomb
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18.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
One week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic Region, outlining the government's strategic priorities over the next 10 years. read more |
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Ice Age Climate Changed Quickly
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17.5.2013 |
Environmental News Network |
Short, sharp fluctuations in the Earth's climate throughout the last ice age may have stopped trees from getting a foothold in Europe and northern Asia, scientists say.
According to a new study, warm spells were so brief that trees were unable to establish themselves before the temperature shot back down again.
'The warm events were so short-lived that ecosystems weren't able to respond in full,' says Professor Brian Huntley, of Durham University, who led the study. |
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Our Chat With Christine Lagarde
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17.5.2013 |
Wall St. Journal: Asia |
| As head of IMF, Christine Lagarde has dealt with everything from the Cyprus bank scare to Chinese exchange rates. David Wessel talks with her about the state of the world. |
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Elliott Negin: Unreliable Sources 3: How the Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation
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17.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Despite the fact that ExxonMobil is still a significant contrarian funder, the flurry of media interest in the company's funding agenda sparked by UCS's exposé died down soon after its release and remains feeble to this day. What happened? |
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David_Goldstein: A Daughter's Tears: The President's Speech
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17.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| China has recently overtaken the United States as the world's highest carbon emitter. Of course, for any solution to be effective, not only the United States, not only China, but the entire world must get on board. |
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