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Wind picks up steam
Would you pay a little bit more on your monthly utility bill to help build a wind farm generating as much as 200 megawatts of electricity 12 miles or more off the coast of Maryland? That's really all Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed offshore wind bill...Tags: Weather, Martin O'Malley, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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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: Weather, Barack Obama, Hybrid Vehicles, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy
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Climate: Time to think of adapting to changes
Even though not everyone believes that climate change is a reality, changes are taking place that impact our work in the ag industry Moisture concerns continue. Even though snow means more work around farms and ranches, getting snow during the winter...Tags: Weather Statistics, Conservation, Agriculture, Water Supply, Environmental Issues
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Dying for a burger and a hot dog: The toxic backyard BBQ
Meat is murder, as the singer and animal activist Morrissey reminded us earlier this week. It’s also incredibly bad for the environment. Livestock is among the causes of greenhouse gas emissions, which is responsible for global warming. (Watch...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Environmental Pollution, Google Inc., Hot Dogs, Science and Technology
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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: Environmental Pollution, China, Coal, Air Pollution, Environmental Issues
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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: United Kingdom, Weather, Weather Statistics, Washington, DC, Science and Technology
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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.... -
Climate contradiction: Less snow, more blizzards
WASHINGTON (AP) — With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with...
Tags: Weather, Colleges and Universities, Michael Mann, Science and Technology, Snow Storms
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Politics and energy policy
Quick: Name one thing mainstream Republicans and Democrats agree on when it comes to energy policy. Other than that both sides would like it to be cheaper, you're probably drawing a blank. That's why there was something a little quixotic in President...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Barbara Boxer
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USDA climate change adaptation plan open for public comment
USDA is committed to fostering a clean energy economy and to improving the environment by conducting operations in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner, complying with environmental laws and regulations, and leading by example. In order to...Tags: Weather, Barack Obama, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Water
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Obama calls for 'smarter' government in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Declaring that the nation is stronger “after years of grueling recession,” President Obama advocated an array of modest second-term initiatives Tuesday night that he said wouldn’t bust the federal budget. There...
Tags: Gun Control, Trade Dispute, Gabrielle Giffords, Terrorism, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
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Reducing carbon emissions a daunting task
Mike Tidwell is correct that the evidence for global climate change is indisputable and that carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and alterations in the earth's ecosystems is the primary cause ("Forecast calls for pain," Feb. 6). Since the...Tags: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Energy Resources, Greenpeace
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