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4:32:19 PM The science is not settled
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

But it is not that simple, for there really are two matters at hand, namely the science relevant to global warming and the principle of sound empiricism and calm rational thought to determine important affairs of state (politics). ... [more]

12:52:52 PM Our View: In bone-dry Louisiana, to launch or not to launch?
Alexandria Town Talk - Alexandria,LA,USA

Texas, for example, is suffering through the driest eight-month period since climatologists started keeping records in 1895. As of Thursday, 233 of the state's 254 counties had banned fires, and wildfires had scorched nearly 3.2 million acres. ... [more]

10:39:36 AM The end of truth (2)
Record-Searchlight

Global climate change is to fossil fuels what cancer is to cigarettes. And just like Big Tobacco successfully denied for decades that their "product" was a hazard, so has Big Oil and King Coal done the same with climate change. ... [more]

10:31:58 AM Philippine flood kills 17 children
Channel News Asia - Singapore

Davao and nearby areas of the southern island of Mindanao saw heavier-than-usual rains in the past month, climatologists say. Widespread flooding lasting several weeks also killed 12 people around the Mindanao city of Cotabato earlier in June, ... [more]

9:35:00 AM Climate change sours outlook for California grapes: study
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

By Emmett Berg, Reuters July 2, 2011 2:06 AM Global warming could make it more difficult for California's prized Napa Valley to make high-quality wines over the next 30 years, according to a new study. A team of scientists led by Stanford University  [more]

8:53:51 AM Kenya: Wangari Maathai Calls on AU Leaders to Take Action on Climate Change
AllAfrica.com - Africa

On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai is calling on African leaders to respond to the global climate change crisis-a crisis that disproportionately impacts Africans, ... [more]

8:53:51 AM Viewpoints: State can still lead on climate without cap-and-trade farce
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA

Since California is the world's ninth-largest emitter of these emissions, AB 32 is rightly viewed as a pioneering effort to help the world address the problem of global climate change. The air board appealed the court's decision, and the appeals cour [more]

4:54:02 AM Global warming drives plan to raise Sea Isle causeway
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA

The project is one of the first examples of Cape May County responding to the effects of global warming, officials said. “The issue here is sea levels are rising,” Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster said. “And we're seeing a good majority of high . [more]

4:54:02 AM Global Warming some Good News
Seattle Post Intelligencer

A seminar yesterday at UW dealt with viticulture – the art and science of growing grapes for winemaking. First we heard what grape varietals are grown for what wines. Then we heard that winemakers keep meticulous data on temperature and climate, ... [more]

3:30:39 AM Editorial: County and cities can mesh livability with climate plan
Record-Searchlight - Redding,CA,USA

Shasta County's conservative residents tend to be skeptical about global warming and especially the liberal Legislature's drive to reduce California's "carbon footprint." Whatever our personal opinions, though, it's impossible to ignore both scientif [more]



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