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Common plants, animals threatened by climate change, study says
WASHINGTON -- Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a new study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study’s authors looked at 50,000 common species....
Tags: Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Conservation, Ecosystems
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Letters: From pothole to pothole we go
Re "L.A. full of roads to ruin for cars," May 5 As The Times reports, public funds dedicated to Los Angeles' road maintenance this year total an all-time high of $105 million — about $42 per registered vehicle in the city. But that's a small...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Environmental Issues
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Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site
Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Oceans, Bodies of Water, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Fracking is not the answer for U.S. economy
Apparently, columnist Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. doesn't understand the difference between manufacturing and mining or mineral extraction ("New day for U.S. manufacturing," May 5). While manufacturing is sustainable as long as there is a demand for the...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Mining
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Wethersfield Seeks State Grant To Boost Natural Gas Fleet
The Hartford CourantThe town council voted unanimously this week to apply for almost $20,000 in state grants to help purchase two new natural gas vehicles. The application is the latest step in the town's effort to convert its administrative vehicle fleet to natural gas,...Tags: Services and Shopping, Natural Gas, Environmental Issues, Vehicles, Petroleum Industry
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Global Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Science
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A special outing thanks to the Cove
I would like to thank the middle management of Coveleski Regional Stadium who donated their tickets for the April 17 game. These tickets allowed special needs students from Riley High School to attend a Silver Hawks game. For some students, this was their...Tags: NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Global Change
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Don't let Donnelly off the hook on gun legislation
On a day our president called "shameful," the Senate defeated four gun control measures. On the weakest highly compromised Toomey-Manchin measure, expanding background checks, our two senators split their votes; Republican Dan Coats voted no, Democrat Joe...Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Republican Party, Sports, Gun Control, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats
Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats to our country, far surpassing the dangers from international terrorism ("The economic elephant in the room: widening inequality," April 24). And at this time our legislators in Washington...
Tags: Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Oceans, Environmental Pollution, Al Gore
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Juneau Launches Website on Sustainability
Channel 2 NewsThe City and Borough of Juneau has launched a website in order to promote green energy and sustainability. The webpage is just one part of the city's Climate Action Plan, which hopes to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by...Tags: Environmental Issues, Microsoft Corporation
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EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided...Tags: Overweight, Global Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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