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  • August 2008

    • Next Prez Will Have to Save the Planet

      Washington Post  |  Aug 28, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Next Prez Will Have to Save the Planet

      (Newser) - Whether it's John McCain or Barack Obama, the next US president will instantly face "the most momentous political challenge of all time"—saving the world from catastrophic climate change, Carlos Pascual and Strobe Talbott write in the Washington Post . We have 7 years to begin reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid catastrophe: a submerged Manhattan, an even dryer Nevada, and millions of "climate refugees" the world over, they note. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • climate change  • carbon emissions  • greenhouse gases  • coal  • carbon caps

  • June 2008

    • EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute

      New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 5:57 AM CDT

      EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute

      (Newser) - The European Union struck a landmark deal yesterday to regulate carbon emissions from airplanes, requiring carriers to buy pollution credits for all flights entering or leaving airports in the EU. The agreement, which should go into effect in 2012, marks the first time that airlines will have to pay to pollute in the European emissions market the same way that other industrial polluters do, reports the New York Times . More »

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      European Union  • airline industry  • greenhouse gases  • airline  • pollution  • air pollution  • carbon caps

    • Greens May Be OK With Climate Bill's Failure

      New Republic  |  Jun 11, 08 4:59 PM CDT

      Greens May Be OK With Climate Bill's Failure

      (Newser) - Before friends of the environment get too worked up about the death of the 2008 Climate Security Act last week, they should note tepid green support all along. So-called Lieberman-Warner was “easily the most aggressive and comprehensive environmental reform ever” in Congress, Dayo Olopade writes in the New Republic , but a more leftist legislature backed by a Democratic president could likely cut deeper. More »

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      climate change  • renewable energy  • Greenpeace  • Sierra Club  • carbon caps

    • GOP Senators Block Bill on Climate Change

      Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 10:23 AM CDT

      GOP Senators Block Bill on Climate Change

      (Newser) - Republican senators blocked a landmark climate change bill today in a filibuster, making it likely that the carbon-capping legislation will be shelved until next year. After a debate over the economic costs of the bill—which would cut CO2 emissions by 71% by 2050—the Senate came up a dozen votes short of the number needed to end the filibuster, the AP reports. More »

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      climate change  • carbon emissions  • Mitch McConnell  • Barbara Boxer  • carbon caps

  • April 2008

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