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  • August 2008

    • Don't Blame It All on Global Warming

      Washington Post  |  Aug 3, 08 7:57 AM CDT

      Don't Blame It All on Global Warming

      (Newser) - 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. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environment  • human nature

    • Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      Salon  |  Aug 1, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      (Newser) - Experts are still in the dark about what’s causing the deaths of vast numbers of bats in the Northeast, but some theories have emerged, Salon reports. Some scientists believe white-nose syndrome is driven by global warming, while others are looking hard at pesticides. In either case, humans may have instigated the threat, and the illness looks like a bad ecological omen. More »

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      global warming  • illness  • pesticide  • ecology  • bees  • animals  • fungus  • bats  • hibernation

  • July 2008

    • Seattle Starts 'Car-Free' Sundays

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jul 31, 08 2:07 AM CDT

      Seattle Starts 'Car-Free' Sundays

      (Newser) - 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." More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Seattle  • air pollution

    • Huge Chunk Snaps Off Largest Arctic Ice Shelf

      Globe and Mail  |  Jul 30, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Huge Chunk Snaps Off Largest Arctic Ice Shelf

      (Newser) - An 8-square-mile chunk of ice has broken off an ancient ice shelf in Canada's Arctic, the Globe & Mail reports. The Ward Hunt Shelf, the biggest in the Arctic, has shrunk over the last century from 3,500 square miles to less than 400 today. Huge cracks have appeared in the ice and more is expected to go before winter. More »

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      global warming  • Canada  • Arctic  • polar ice caps  • Canadian Arctic  • Arctic Sea  • ice shelf

    • Global Warming Didn't Cause New England Tornadoes

      Boston Herald  |  Jul 25, 08 2:58 PM CDT

      Global Warming Didn't Cause New England Tornadoes

      (Newser) - 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. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • New Hampshire  • weather  • severe weather  • tornado  • New England  • Rhode Island  • climatologists

    • Baltimore Opts Against Plastic Bag Ban

      Baltimore Sun  |  Jul 22, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Baltimore Opts Against Plastic Bag Ban

      (Newser) - A law that would have made Baltimore America’s second plastic-bag-free city got a resounding thumbs down from the city council last night, the Baltimore Sun reports. The council ixnayed the bill, 11-3, citing concerns over the cost and environmental impact of paper bags. “I know there has been a lot of pressure on this bill," said the measure’s main sponsor. "I think they're wrong about this." More »

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      global warming  • environment  • Baltimore  • Maryland  • plastic bags

    • 8 Signs the Animal Kingdom Is in Trouble

      LiveScience  |  Jul 21, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      8 Signs the Animal Kingdom Is in Trouble

      (Newser) - Biologists have mounting evidence that human activity is causing real damage to the natural world. LiveScience lists overlooked indications that things are seriously out of whack. Earlier migration: Several bird species are getting their timing wrong. Jellyfish rule: The creatures are hitching rides on ships. More »

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      global warming  • pollution  • migration  • scientist  • animals  • reptiles  • penguin  • jellyfish

    • Hundreds of Penguins Found Dead in Rio

      Associated Press  |  Jul 19, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Hundreds of Penguins Found Dead in Rio

      (Newser) - More than 400 penguins, most of them only babies, have been found dead on the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro over the past 2 months—an unusual and as-yet unexplained phenomenon, the AP reports. While Brazil’s beaches are no stranger to the occasional penguin—dead or otherwise—the sudden flood is stumping experts. More »

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      global warming  • Brazil  • penguin

    • EPA Forecasts Longer, Smoggier Summers for US

      Washington Post  |  Jul 17, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      EPA Forecasts Longer, Smoggier Summers for US

      (Newser) - Climate change will bring longer, hotter, smoggier summers in the coming decades across the US, a new EPA reports says. Expect more wildfires and hurricanes, too, along with water problems in the West, the Washington Post reports. The federal report is noteworthy because it refutes the Bush administration's rosier outlook on global warming, the Post notes. More »

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      Bush administration  • climate change  • global warming  • environment  • Environmental Protection Agency  • heat wave  • scientists

    • 'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jul 14, 08 4:35 AM CDT

      'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      (Newser) - The Pope yesterday called on the world—particularly young people—to combat global warming with "a style of life that eases problems caused to the environment," reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Pope Benedict issued his plea just minutes before touching down in Australia for an official visit. The Vatican is going green with a new solar power system. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Australia  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • solar energy  • priest sex abuse  • World Youth Day

    • Corals Face Extinction

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 11, 08 2:16 AM CDT

      Corals Face Extinction

      (Newser) - Hundreds of species that make up the world's coral reefs are faced with extinction, which could result in the destruction of reefs that provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Up to a third of all coral is immediately threatened, reports the Los Angeles Times . Global warming is one of the dangers to the corals, but others include over-fishing and pollution of the world's oceans, reports the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      global warming  • El Nino  • coral reef  • International Union for Conservation of Nature

    • Global Warming Caused by ... Cleaner Skies: Study

      New Scientist  |  Jul 10, 08 4:45 PM CDT