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Let's Pay People 
Not to Cut Down Trees 

A deal could curb greenhouse gas emissions by 18%

Sep 25, 09 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deforestation releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, so how about paying people to keep trees standing? A pilot project in Brazil has paid families to do just that, and aroused the interest of world leaders who plan to negotiate a climate deal in Copenhagen in December, the Economist reports. But... More »

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global warming • deforestation • forests • Amazon rainforest • carbon emissions

 Venice Struggles to Stay Afloat 

Billion-dollar floodgates may fail to stave off rising tides

Sep 20, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is Venice sinking, but the $6-billion floodgates designed to protect it may not do the job, NPR reports. Critics say that the 78 half-built mobile gates, designed to block off seawater when it rises, may fail to fend off sea levels heightened by climate change. And even if... More »

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global warming • Italy • sea level • flood • flooding • Venice • Moses

 Gizmos' Energy Draw 
 Alarms Experts 

Electronic gadgets consume 15% of household energy

Sep 19, 09 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - All around the house, electronic gadgets are blinking, buzzing, computing—and drawing on an immense amount of energy, the New York Times reports. Worldwide, they take up 15% of household power, and will likely consume three times as much by 2029, making it harder to combat global warming. Two hundred... More »

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cell phones • global warming • flat screen TVs • computer • energy conservation • electronic device

ANALYSIS

Obama at the UN: 
Eloquence Is Not Enough

The president may face tough questions on N. Korea, Iran, and climate change

Sep 18, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will get a respite from America’s rancorous political scene when he appears at the United Nations next week, but he may find international squabbles just as heated, Economist writes. An enthusiastic multilateralist, Obama is loved by leaders around the world. But topics like North Korea, Iran, and... More »

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climate change • Iran • Barack Obama • Congress • United Nations • global warming

 Melting Ice Opens Arctic 
 to Trade, But US Lags 

Climate change opens north to shipping, tourism, resource development

Sep 6, 09 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change is melting away the main barrier to business in the Arctic—ice—but the US lags behind other countries seeking to exploit the region, the Anchorage Daily News reports. As receding ice opens the area to shipping, resource exploitation, and tourism, it's Russia and Canada who have established... More »

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climate change • Russia • Alaska • global warming • tourism • Canada • Arctic • Coast Guard • resources • shipping • Bering Strait • transport

 French Wines Wither 
 Under Climate Change 

Industry pushes President Sarkozy for carbon emission cut

Sep 6, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A warming world has French winemakers sweating more than a little, experts tell the Financial Times. “Current research suggests that by the end of the 21st century, one summer out of two will be at least as hot as 2003,” the year of a record-breaking heat wave that... More »

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climate change • environment • alcohol • global warming • France • wine • drink • temperature • grapes • wine industry

 Climate Change Reverses 
 8 Millennia of Arctic Cooling 

Temps, up 2.2 F Since 1900, Would Be 2.5 Degrees Cooler Without Greenhouse Gases

Sep 3, 09 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer temperatures in the Arctic have climbed 2.2°F since 1900 despite an 8,000-year cooling trend, the Guardian reports. For the past few thousand years, the orbit of the Earth and the changing tilt of its axis has put the Arctic 630,000 miles further from the... More »

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climate change • environment • greenhouse gases • global warming • Arctic • temperature • Sun • orbit • scientific study • Arctic sea ice • cooling

opinion

 'Tasteless' WWF 
 Ad Exploits 9/11 

World Wildlife Fund uses attacks to prove environmental point

Sep 1, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The World Wildlife Fund roars right into "tasteless" territory with a new ad that plays off the 9/11 anniversary, writes David Gianatasio in the AdFreak blog of Adweek. The print ad shows hundreds of planes converging on lower Manhattan with copy that reads: "The tsunami killed 100 times... More »

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tsunami • advertising • global warming • World Wildlife Fund • 9/11 attacks

(Newser) - Almost 25 years after Live Aid aimed to eradicate famine in Ethiopia, the country is facing new threats of malnutrition and mass starvation, the Independent reports. Ethiopia's erratic rains are the main culprit, failing to fall or coming too little too late, while recession-minded donors in wealthy nations are also... More »

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climate change • global warming • Ethiopia • famine • Live Aid • food aid • World Food Program

glossies

 Charcoal Is Hot Again
 —and May Save the Planet 

'Biochar' could curb global warming: scientists

Aug 30, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mass-production of charcoal is so 18th century—but call it "biochar" and it may help save the planet, the Economist reports. Farmers could burn millions of plants into charcoal each year before the plants die and release stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, scientists say. Then, with the Earth's... More »

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climate change • carbon dioxide • global warming • charcoal trade

 Hollywood's New  
 Green Crusaders 

Orlando Bloom, Miley Cyrus do Earth proud

Aug 29, 09 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celebs may not be known for living simply, but a new generation of eco-friendly stars is taking a stand for the planet. Grist rounds them up:
  • Orlando Bloom owns a solar-powered house, drives a hybrid, and is a founder of Global Cool, which campaigns against climate change.
  • Rachel
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climate change • environment • Hollywood • global warming • celebrity • Miley Cyrus • Rachel McAdams • Orlando Bloom • Emma Watson • Hayden Panettiere

(Newser) - Facing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public... More »

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climate change • evolution • global warming • science • creationism • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • big business • carbon emissions • Scopes monkey trial • US Chamber of Commerce

(Newser) - Snorkelers and scuba divers aren’t the worst threat to the embattled coral reefs of the world—climate change, commercial fishing, and pollution take top honors—but the casual tourist can lessen, and even mitigate, the damage he or she causes, Slate reports. Of course, snorkelers shouldn’t purposefully snap... More »

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climate change • environment • pollution • global warming • tourism • ocean • coral reef • diving • snorkeling

Congressmen Studied Climate Change—on $500K Trip

Lawmakers snorkeled, visited South Pole

Aug 8, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Snorkeling, scuba diving, and penguin-watching were on the agenda when 10 members of Congress went on an 11-day trip to study climate change in early 2008, a Wall Street Journal investigation finds. Lawmakers from both parties, along with six spouses, visited New Zealand, Antarctica, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on... More »

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climate change • Congress • travel • global warming • Antarctica • Great Barrier Reef

 US Glaciers Shrinking Fast  


Aug 7, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have rapidly shrunk over the last 50 years due to global warming—and the melting is accelerating as the climate changes, notes a government study released yesterday. The glaciers, chosen as "benchmarks" because their conditions closely parallel those of thousands of... More »

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climate change • Alaska • global warming • Washington state • glacier • ice melt • United States Geological Survey

 Jellyfish Journeys 
 May Affect Climate 

Creatures' movements may carry carbon dioxide to ocean depths

Jul 30, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming • water • study • ocean • research • carbon • jellyfish

Architect: Mix Bacteria, Sand for Wall to Stop Sahara

Architect proposes solidifying sand dunes in belt across Africa

Jul 24, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the spread of the Sahara desert threatening the livelihoods of millions in Africa, architect Magnus Larsson proposes solidifying sand into a 3,700-mile wall, the BBC reports. Speaking at a conference today in England, Larsson outlined a plan to saturate sand dunes in a line stretching from Mauritania to... More »

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Africa • global warming • sand • Sahara • sub-Saharan Africa • Western Sahara • desertification • Magnus Larsson

Climate Change Shrinks Fish in Europe

Smaller creatures reproduce less, provide less food for predators

Jul 21, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Europe’s fish are physically shrinking as water temperatures climb, according to a German study that examined everything from fish to plankton to bacteria, der Spiegel reports. Researchers don’t believe over-fishing or other factors can explain away the findings, either. “Our study provides strong evidence that temperature actually... More »

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climate change • global warming • fish

OPINION

 Forget Space, Fix Earth Instead 

Pareene asks why bother 'getting Americans boldly from one place to another place?'

Jul 20, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - On today’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing, President Obama should again show bravery and determination by not indulging in more space exploration, Alex Pareene urges for Gawker. NASA has $100 billion earmarked to replace the shuttles, in order to do what? Go “back to the damn moon,... More »

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Barack Obama • NASA • global warming • Mars • space shuttle • budget • moon landings • George W. Bush • President Obama

(Newser) - Global warming is real, but Al Gore’s crusade to curb carbon emissions is misguided and will squander money that could be applied cheaply and efficiently to those problems now, Danish statistician Bjørn Lomborg writes in Esquire. “Here’s the truth: There are better, more cost-effective ways to... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • carbon offsets • malaria • famine • humanitarian aid • carbon emissions • Bjorn Lomborg

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