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OPINION
Research offers window into changes
New York Times Aug 3, 08 12:19 PM CDT
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Over the next three summers in Greenland, a group of international scientists will unearth samples of the country’s ice core down to its very bedrock, in the hopes of painting a complete picture of Earth's changing climate. Each layer provides a dated mixture of water and air bubbles that were trapped in the snow, Thomas L. Friedman writes in the New York Times .
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Applications include satelites, drones and studying climate change
Economist Aug 3, 08 11:19 AM CDT
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Though space tourism is an exciting feat in itself, it’s just the beginning of the possibilities for Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two , the Economist notes. The carbon-composite plane doubles as a spaceship’s first stage, and is capable of launching satellites, transporting replacement engines, and facilitating the study of the inaccessible “ignorosphere” —believed central to climate change.
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OPINION
Some use it as excuse to ignore pressing local issues
Washington Post Aug 3, 08 7:57 AM CDT
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Global warming is a serious issue—but it shouldn't blind us to other immediate environmental concerns, writes Joel Achenbach in the Washington Post . “Humans are environment-destroying creatures by nature" and ruining the earth in any number of ways—but instead of paying attention to pressing local issues, every disaster is now written off as the result of climate change, Achenbach warns.
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ANALYSIS
Politico documents the differences
Politico Jul 31, 08 2:10 PM CDT
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Much has been made recently of John McCain’s difficulty in driving a message from his “eclectic and occasionally politically inconvenient hodgepodge of policy positions,” Politico says, but little has been said about how often the candidate’s top aides disagree with him. And while fewer public disagreements within the Obama campaign might be attributable to tighter messaging as well as the Democrat's shorter and less-maverick career, Politico takes a look.
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City closes streets in three neighborhoods
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Jul 31, 08 2:07 AM CDT
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Seattle is about to stage a series of "Car-Free Sundays" to encourage people to drive less, save money and combat global warming, reports the Seattle Post Intelligencer . The city will close streets in three neighborhoods in August and September, and the mayor aims to expand the program next summer if it's successful. A number of business owners are upset about the plan they say will reduce customers, but the mayor urged everyone to "chill."
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Scientists link extreme events to bad weather 'block'
Boston Herald Jul 25, 08 2:58 PM CDT
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Two tornadoes have ripped through New England in the last few days, killing a New Hampshire woman and doing serious property damage. But don’t blame global warming for the uncharacteristically violent climate: local climatologists tell the Boston Herald equally extreme weather struck the region in the ‘30s and ‘60s, resulting from “blocks” of bad weather patterns that last up to 3 months.
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Dem attends press conference with French president in brief visit; London next
AFP Jul 25, 08 2:45 PM CDT
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Barack Obama received an enthusiastic Paris reception today from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said, “The French have been following him with passion”—and that the Democrat’s “adventure … rings true in the hearts in minds” of his country. The two men discussed cooperation on climate change, Iran and Afghanistan, AFP reports, before holding a jovial joint press conference.
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