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May 2008
- Climate Change Imperils Koalas
  
  Sydney Morning Herald | May 7, 08 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Koalas' fussy eating habits put them at special risk from global warming, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Hotter weather makes eucalyptus leaves—the animals' only food source—lower in nutrients and higher in toxic chemicals than they once were. The change could force koalas out of areas of their already dwindling habitat, Australian researchers warn. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • Australia • koala
- Ocean Dead Zones Expanding
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 2, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The inhospitable oxygen-starved layers of the oceans, once relegated to the deep sea, are now encroaching on coastlines, reports the Los Angeles Times . The dead zones, linked to global warming, have moved up into continental shelves, a study in Science says. They interfere with commercial fishing and entice predators that thrive in such conditions such as the jumbo squid. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • ocean • fishing • oxygen • ocean habitats
April 2008
- Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads
  
  Reuters | Apr 21, 08 3:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If you want to fight global warming, drop the hamburger, Sir Paul McCartney advises. “The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian,” said McCartney, himself a longtime herbivore. Livestock is a big contributor to global warming, the ex-Beatle says, because of the amount of land and water the meat industry uses. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • environment • Paul McCartney • meat • PETA • vegetarianism
- Gore's New Hard Truth: Nothing Is Changing
  
  Sun (UK) | Apr 21, 08 3:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite the impact of his movie, An Inconvenient Truth , the success of Live Earth concerts and news stories about melting ice caps, little has changed and action is needed more urgently than ever to stem global warming, Al Gore tells the Sun . The Nobel Prize-winning former vice president believes it's up to voters to demand their governments enact new legislation. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • Al Gore • Oscar • recycling • Kyoto Protocol • Nobel Peace Prize • polar ice caps • An Inconvenient Truth • Live Earth
- March Land Temperatures Hit Record High
  
  Associated Press | Apr 18, 08 4:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This March was the world's warmest ever on record over land surfaces—and the second warmest overall, AP reports. Land temperatures worldwide averaged 40.8 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.2 degrees above the 20th-century average. Over land and sea, only 2002 saw higher temperatures in 129 years of record-keeping, adding to mounting concerns about climate change. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • weather • temperature • global temperatures
- Thawing Arctic Could Set Off Methane Climate Bomb
  
  Der Spiegel | Apr 17, 08 4:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Climate scientists meeting this week in Vienna are contemplating a terrible prospect—the release of billions of tons of methane gas from the Arctic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. Methane, 20 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, lies frozen in gas hydrates on the ocean floor, but rising global temperatures are loosening the ice’s grip. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • carbon emissions • greenhouse gases • methane • Siberia • Arctic Sea • atmosphere
- Bush Climate Plan 'Too Bad'
  
  Time | Apr 17, 08 5:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush's new climate change policy announced yesterday is "too little, too slow, too late," writes Bryan Walsh of Time . Bush outlined a plan to gradually rein in the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025—but rejected mandatory international carbon emissions caps unless they also bind China and India. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • climate change • global warming • carbon emissions • greenhouse gases • Environmental Protection Agency • renewable energy • Joseph Lieberman • carbon caps
- Bush to Unveil Greenhouse Gas Goals
  
  Washington Post | Apr 16, 08 4:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush is expected to propose intermediate goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions today on the eve of climate change negotiations in Paris. The goals won't include proposed legislation or specifics on changes needed to reach the targets, reports the Washington Post. He will also reiterate his opposition to mandatory emissions standards that don't apply to India and China. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • climate change • global warming • India • White House • carbon emissions • greenhouse gases • Environmental Protection Agency • Center for American Progress • climate change legislation
- Melting Empties Chile Lake
  
  Associated Press | Apr 11, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Melting ice in a remote Chilean lake caused it to swell and suddenly empty, creating a “river tsunami,” the AP reports. Water from a melting glacier filled the lake and tunneled through the ice, emptying into a nearby river. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • environment • Chile • glacier • lake
- Going Greener Won't Cut Much* Into Bottom Line: Study
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 3, 08 7:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions will put a dent in the world's bottom line, but the damage could be minimal with the right economic policies, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. A 60% reduction of 2002 emission levels will reduce global growth by 2.6% come 2040, but the world's economy would still double in size, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
  
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  China • global warming • India • energy • greenhouse gases • clean energy • International Monetary Fund • IMF • cap and trade • carbon trading
- States Sue EPA for 'Foot Dragging' on Warming
  
  New York Times | Apr 3, 08 3:19 AM CDT

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