Global Warming in the News
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U.S. blocked hurricane report, journal says
- Associated Press (new window)
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9/27/2006 |
| WASHINGTON - A federal agency has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday. | |
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Execs, Moore meet on climate
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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9/25/2007 |
| Raleigh--Executives from five of North Carolina's largest companies -- including three Charlotte heavyweights -- said Monday that climate change could be a business opportunity as much as it is a threat. | |
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Science clear: Earth warming
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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9/20/2006 |
| JOE HACKNEY AND JOHN GARROU Special to the Observer The N.C. Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change began work this spring, but already it has become clear from experts' testimony that evidence is overwhelming that the planet is warming and human activity contributes to climate change. | |
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Warm and Windy
- The News and Observer (new window)
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9/19/2006 |
| EDITORIAL: Generations of North Carolinians have raised their fists to the sky in anger over hurricane damage. But this generation could well be the first with a chance to take part in actively reducing the threat posed by these powerful storms. Science points the way. | |
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Editorial: Cleaner air if we want it
- StarNews (new window)
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9/18/2007 |
| Few of us notice air pollution around here. Ocean breezes sweep it away. Even the stench of the Columbus County paper plant rarely wafts across the region anymore. | |
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Report: Smog in 3 NC cities will worsen with Global Warming
- News and Observer (new window)
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9/14/2007 |
| RALEIGH, N.C. - Three North Carolina cities could see their number of bad air days double by the middle of this century unless global warming is reduced to curb smog, according to a report released Thursday by an environmental group. | |
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US Has Second Warmest Summer on Record
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association News Release (new window)
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9/14/2006 |
| Asheville, NC--Summer 2006 was the second warmest June-to-August period in the continental U.S. since records began in 1895, according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Additionally, the 2006 January-to-August period was the warmest on record for the continental U.S. Above-average rainfall last month in the central and southwestern U.S. improved drought conditions in some areas, but moderate-to-extreme drought continued to affect 40 percent of the country. | |
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Gases heat seas, stoke storms, scientists say
- The News and Observer (new window)
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9/12/2006 |
| A group of climatologists responding to evidence that hotter oceans are spawning deadlier hurricanes says global warming is heating the seas. | |
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Trees of limited value vs. warming
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/9/2007 |
| RALEIGH - A decade-long experiment led by Duke University scientists indicates that trees provide little help in offsetting increased levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. | |
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Raleigh endorses climate agreement
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/8/2007 |
| RALEIGH - Raleigh on Tuesday became the 20th North Carolina municipality to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. | |
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Sierra Club Says Raleigh Is 'Cool City'
- WRAL (new window)
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8/7/2007 |
| Raleigh — The Sierra Club named Raleigh a "Cool City" Tuesday after the City Council passed a resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | |
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Lennartson: How cool is that!
- News & Record (new window)
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8/5/2007 |
| Municipalities across America have come to realize that they need not wait for the federal government to provide leadership on global warming. Instead, they can take responsibility for the emissions generated by their cities and their residents and implement policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. This is precisely the idea behind the Sierra Club's Cool Cities program. | |
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Long-term forecast: hotter and hotter
- News and Observer (new window)
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8/31/2007 |
| Global warming will mean more years like North Carolina's warmer-than-average 2006, an environmental advocacy group said Thursday. | |
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Editorial: Green is a cool color
- Salisbury Post (new window)
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8/15/2007 |
| Salisbury's designation as a "Cool City" pertains to the city's environmental policies, not to its trendiness or ability to attract the eminently cool creative class. Nevertheless, the new label represents a pro-environment mindset that should indeed make Salisbury a cool place to live. | |
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Close enough to walk? Web site has the answer
- News & Record (new window)
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8/13/2007 |
| How walkable is your neighborhood? That’s a pretty important question, but not always one we think to ask ourselves when we’re looking for an apartment to rent or a house to buy. | |
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Gastonia is named one of the 'cool' cities in North Carolina
- The Gaston Gazette (new window)
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8/1/2007 |
| Gastonia has joined the “cool” crowd, according to the Sierra Club, a nonprofit promoting environmental stewardship. | |
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Looking at the big picture
- Charlotte Business Journal (new window)
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7/6/2007 |
| One of the basic principles of ecology is that everything is connected -- that no part of the environment exists in a vacuum. So while the growing emphasis on creating green buildings is viewed as important, architects and planners say the neighborhood or development where a structure is situated must also include sustainable design features. | |
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Brazil, Alarmed, Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change
- The New York Times (new window)
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7/31/2007 |
| MANAUS, Brazil — Alarmed at recent indications of climate change here in the Amazon and in other regions of Brazil, the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has begun showing signs of new flexibility in the tangled, politically volatile international negotiations to limit human-caused global warming. | |
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Climate concerns heat up Congress
- The Herald-Sun (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| More than 125 bills, resolutions and amendments related to global warming and greenhouse gas emissions have been introduced in Congress so far this year, compared to just 106 in the previous two-year session of Congress, reports the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. | |
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Trying to undo damage
- The News & Observer (new window)
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7/16/2007 |
| Bottling all those fizzy Pepsi drinks requires lots of power. And like a growing number of companies in the era of global warming, Pepsi Bottling has vowed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions. That creates a quandary. | |
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Parks face climate threat
- Asheville Citizen-Times (new window)
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7/12/2007 |
| ASHEVILLE — Climate change could have a huge effect on the Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway and other national parks, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Parks Conservation Group. | |
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Interest in Climate Change Heats Up in 2008 Race
- National Public Radio- Morning Edition (new window)
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6/8/2007 |
| Environmental issues have rarely played a starring role in presidential politics. But some hope this campaign will be different. Already, the issue is moving to the front burner among would-be leaders in the U.S. presidential race. | |
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Sierra Club to honor the 'cool'
- The Herald Sun (new window)
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6/4/2007 |
| "Orange County is leading the way in fighting global warming in North Carolina at the local level," said state Sierra Club Cool Cities Coordinator Tom Jensen. "There is no other place in our state that has the same level of commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions." | |
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House passes bill affirming global warming exists
- The Washington Post (new window)
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6/27/2007 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognizing the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem. | |
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Cut the carbon
- The Independent Weekly (new window)
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6/27/2007 |
| Unless you plan to bike across the Western Hemisphere or swim to Europe or Asia, you'll likely burn fossil fuels on your summer vacation. But you can offset your carbon emissions by paying a little extra to travel. | |
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Senate energy bill calls for 35 mpg across fleets
- The News & Observer (new window)
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6/22/2007 |
| The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades. The fuel economy measure was added to a broad energy bill without a roll call vote even as senators were holding a news conference announcing the compromise. | |
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Durham to tackle global warming
- The Herald-Sun (new window)
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6/21/2007 |
| Durham is moving forward with a plan to curb any impact it might have on global warming, following the trend of cities fearing potentially catastrophic projections. | |
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Global Warming Hits Home
- The News & Observer (new window)
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6/21/2007 |
| For the first time, researchers have put a dollar estimate on lost tourism, recreation and property damage in North Carolina from the projected impact of climate change. The bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy funded the study. | |
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Rising seas may take heavy toll on N.C. beaches
- Star-News (new window)
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6/21/2007 |
| Rising seas could wash away most of Southeastern North Carolina's public beaches by 2080, limiting recreational and fishing opportunities, and costing the regional economy $3.9 billion over the next 75 years, researchers said Wednesday. | |
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China overtakes U.S. as top CO2 emitter: Dutch agency
- Reuters (new window)
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6/20/2007 |
| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - China has overtaken the United States as the top emitter of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, because of surging energy use amid an economic boom, a Dutch government-funded agency said on Wednesday. | |
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