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State gets money to explore role of climate change on health
Maryland has received $250,000 in federal funds to explore the role of climate change on people's health. The funding was awarded by the Centers for Disease Control, which has a program aimed at preparing local communities to deal with the health affects...
Tags: Conservation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ecosystems, Global Change, Environmental Issues
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Recipe for conservative revival
WASHINGTON -- Happy days are not here again, but they are coming for conservatives. Barack Obama -- with the lowest approval rating (according to Gallup, 50 percent, four points lower than that of the National Rifle Association) of any re-elected...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Unemployment Benefits, Hurricanes
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Obama's Recipe For Conservative Revival
The Hartford CourantHappy days are not here again, but they are coming for conservatives. Barack Obama — with the lowest approval rating (according to Gallup, 50 percent, four points lower than that of the National Rifle Association) of any re-elected president when...Tags: U.S. Congress, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Hurricanes, Business
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"Green electricity" -- cheaper and cleaner
Guest bloggerWhat if you could be greener and save money at the same time? Well, you can. By switching your home’s power to “green” electricity, you can reduce your household’s contribution to climate change by 24 percent while also...Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Politics, Government, Consumers
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China uses nearly as much coal as rest of the world combined
BEIJING -- Those searching for answers to China's chronic smog should consider this: Coal consumption in the world's second-largest economy is nearly on par with the rest of the world combined. That's according to the U.S. Energy Information...
Tags: Coal, China, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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World warm last year, but not like record US heat
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the U.S. was smashing heat marks last year, the world as a whole barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, two American science agencies said Tuesday. The global average temperature for last year would have...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, NASA, Global Change, Environmental Issues
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Obama speech hits several Florida-specific issues
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — If you listen carefully or read between the lines, President Barack Obama’s inaugural address touched on immigration reform and a number of issues of special importance to Floridians in... -
Letter: Support ethanol
In response to Kenneth C. Blanchard's column Jan. 23, Mr. Blanchard blames most of the world's problems on the Democratic Party. Mr. Blanchard blames the liberal Democrats for developing the ethanol industry which is helping the environment by lowering...Tags: Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Renewable Energy, Parties and Movements, Biofuels
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Warming to the subject
As much as this week's bone-chilling temperatures might offer "cold" comfort to those who deny its existence, the threat of climate change earned a prominent spot in President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Monday. That was welcome, if overdue, given...Tags: U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, Politics, Environmental Politics, Martin O'Malley
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L.A. protesters join campaign against Keystone oil pipeline
L.A. NOWHundreds of protesters marched on Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday as part of a nationwide demonstration designed to pressure President Obama into rejecting a Canadian pipeline that would bring oil into the United States.... -
Forecast calls for pain
Not long after President Barack Obama promised to fight climate change in his inaugural address, temperatures soared to 70 last week in Baltimore — in late January. Our weather continues to be unrecognizable. Last summer was the hottest ever...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Hurricanes, Solar Energy, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hybrid Vehicles
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Nuclear blows away wind
The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...
Tags: Science, Wind Power, Conservation, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 28, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 25, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jan 18, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 21, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 17, 2013
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Feb 5, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 31, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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