User: newstrust Topic: Global Warming
Category: Climate change
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World Bank to raise $5.5b for climate 26.5.2008 Raw Story
May 25 -- The World Bank will raise at least $5.5 billion with the U.S., U.K. and Japan this year for climate change funds that will help poor nations use clean technology and tackle global warming, its vice president said...

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A first in pollution fees 25.5.2008 SFGate: Op-Ed
Impatient with the glacial pace of federal regulators on greenhouse gas emissions, the Bay Area air quality district voted last week to assess fees on about 2,500 polluting businesses that they regulate. The fees aren't large - the majority of businesses will... ...
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Overfishing of krill threatens ocean ecosystem 25.5.2008 International Herald Tribune: Business
Krill are valued for their omega-3 fatty acids, and are also harvested for enzymes that can be used to clean wounds, and the annual catch is expected to rise in the next few years to the millions of tons.
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Group of 8 is urged to set ambitious climate-change goals 25.5.2008 International Herald Tribune: Business
Developing countries on Sunday urged richer nations to set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gases, and both sides agreed on the need for financing to help developing nations limit emissions.
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Vintners rethink and replant to stay competitive 25.5.2008 SFGate: Business & Technology
Fruity merlot from Siberia? Not so fast, say vintners from Champagne to California. As global warming threatens to change the land vintners have relied on _ sometimes for centuries _ established wine growing regions around the world are deploying ...
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European, developing nations call on US, Japan to commit to deep emission cuts for 2020 25.5.2008 Star Tribune: Science & Technology
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G-8 ministers continue climate change talks - Summary 25.5.2008 Earth Times
Tokyo - Environment ministers from the seven largest industrial nations and Russia continued talks Sunday in Kobe, Japan, on pushing for a post-Kyoto protocol agreement on climate change. Environmental groups on the meeting's sidelines were urging th...
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In Colorado River Delta, waters -- and prospects -- are drying up 25.5.2008 LA Times: Nation
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Nations urge deep emission cuts by US, Japan 25.5.2008 AP Business
KOBE, Japan (AP) -- European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 - a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming....
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Dealing with energy costs: less politicking, more sense 25.5.2008 Twincities.com: Opinion
The relentless run-up in energy prices is hitting all our wallets much harder this year when we fill our car with gas, pay our home electricity bill and shop for food and other essentials. As a small manufacturer in Minnesota, I also see first-hand the devastating impact of soaring energy costs on my company's ability to grow and create jobs.
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Israel: Going Green with Gore (Cached) 25.5.2008 Global Voices
Former Vice President Al Gore added his name to the list of political luminaries visiting Israel in recent months. Gore joined the Board of Governors celebrations at Tel Aviv University this week to accept the $1 million Dan David Prize for environmental activism.
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G-8 environment ministers discuss climate change 25.5.2008 Earth Times
Tokyo - Environment ministers from the seven largest industrial nations and Russia met Sunday in Kobe, Japan, to continue the push for a post-Kyoto protocol agreement on climate change. Environmental groups on the meeting's sidelines were pushing the...
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Lori Sturdevant: Still in a Minnesota state of mind? 25.5.2008 Star Tribune: Commentary
Debating the impact of a governor gone national.
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Survivalists brace for post-oil USA 25.5.2008 NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed
Homesteaders aim to be self-sufficient in the event of crisis.

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In Colorado River Delta, waters -- and prospects -- are drying up 24.5.2008 LA Times: Nation
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In Colorado River Delta, waters -- and prospects -- are drying up 24.5.2008 LA Times: Top News
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UN climate chief calls for increased momentum in global warming pact talks in Japan 24.5.2008 Star Tribune: World
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G-8 in Japan open talks on halving greenhouse gas by 2050 - Summary 24.5.2008 Earth Times
Tokyo - Environmental ministers from eight nations opened three days of talks in the western Japanese city of Kobe Saturday on measures to fight climate change. Group of Eight (G-8) ministers were to discuss a target proposed by Japan to halve greenh...
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G-8 in Japan open talks on halvING greenhouse gas by 2050 - Update 24.5.2008 Earth Times
Tokyo - Environmental ministers from eight nations opened three days of talks in the western Japanese city of Kobe Saturday onmeasures to fight climate change. Group of Eight (G-8) ministers were to discuss a target proposed by Japan to halve greenho...
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Editorial Observer: 40 Million Acres of Rain Forest for the Greenest Bidder 24.5.2008 NY Times: Editorials
Perhaps Guyana’s president, Bharrat Jagdeo, will inspire bigger countries like Brazil to take a far more aggressive role in protecting their rain forests.

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