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Environmental Health News
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Links to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
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Xcel to disclose global warming risks.
One of the country?s largest builders of coal-fired power plants will give investors detailed warnings about the risks that global warming poses to its business under a deal with New York?s attorney general, the first of its kind in the country.
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Md., Va. set action plans for changes in climate.
Climate change could profoundly alter the weather, animal life and even the very shape of Maryland over the next century--making heat waves deadlier and leaving one corner of the Eastern Shore under water.
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State insurance commissioner backs 'pay-as-you-drive' policies.
California drivers could be offered a new kind of car insurance next year under a voluntary pay-as-you-drive plan, which would give a financial incentive to California motorists to drive less.
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7 years to climate midnight.
The world may have only seven years to start reducing the annual buildup in greenhouse gas emissions that otherwise threatens global catastrophe within several decades. Either John McCain or Barack Obama will face the most momentous political challenge of all time.
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California bill attacks sprawl.
The groundbreaking legislation would help meet the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through smarter regional planning.
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An academic's duty is to truth, not trends.
Gary Yohe says I am a global warming naysayer ? but just because a political movement has clarity, doesn't mean it's smart.
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Feel the heat.
Behind the headlines, scientists warn that climate change is already hitting New Mexico.
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Arctic sea ice drops to second lowest level on record.
Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Scientists: Save the planet - have fewer kids.
As rising populations strain a warming planet, a British journal suggests having smaller families.
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Food riots as Indian floods destroy 250,000 homes.
Food riots erupted on Wednesday in eastern India, where more than two million people have been forced from their homes and about 250,000 houses destroyed in what officials say are the worst floods in 50 years.
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Amphibian Ark sails to the rescue.
A third to a half of all amphibian species is in danger of disappearing in our lifetime, says Steven van der Spuy, the chief executive officer of the Johannesburg Zoo.
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Advancing Atlantic swallows African village.
Every few years, residents of a string of villages on the southern coast of Ghana leave their homes and build new ones farther back, abandoning them to the encroaching sand and water.
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One degree temperature rise causes 10-percent drop in rice output.
A one degree Celsius rise in temperature at night may cause a 10-percent drop in rice output, an expert warns, calling on scientists to find drought-resistent rice seeds right now to deal with the impact of global warming in the future.
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Cut greenhouse gases to save coral reefs: scientists.
To keep coral reefs from being eaten away by increasingly acidic oceans, humans need to limit the amount of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a panel of marine scientists said on Wednesday.
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Six areas identified in facing climate change.
Bangladesh is preparing to face the aftermath of climate change in 50 different sub-sectors under six thematic areas of agriculture, health, livelihoods, disasters management, environment and development.
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After 4,500 whale killings, Japanese publish their research.
Japanese scientists have published new research in Popular Biology, and their findings aren?t good: whales are getting skinnier, and global warming might be at fault.
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Scientists report further shrinking of Arctic ice.
A group of researchers determined that Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second-lowest level since record-keeping began three decades ago--underscoring how rapidly climate change is transforming ecosystems in northern latitudes.
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Coast beauty spots will be given up to the sea.
Ten of Britain's most iconic coastal landmarks face being lost forever after conservationists admitted defeat in the battle against rising sea levels.
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Summer melt buoys PM's bid to champion Arctic sovereignty.
Stephen Harper traveled to the Far North this week to champion Canada's Arctic sovereignty. The late-summer melt, caused by global warming, reminds Canadians just how strategically vital their polar backyard has become.
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Scrapping fuel subsidies can help climate, says UN study.
Abolishing subsidies on fossil fuels could cut world greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6 percent and also nudge up world economic growth, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday.
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Going veggie can slash your carbon footprint, study says.
Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters' diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday.
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Taiwan's green Ghost Month.
As concerns about the environment and global warming grow, authorities and religious groups are calling for a change to the old ways of worshipping.
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Climate change necessitates concerted action by industry.
India's role in global mitigation efforts is informed by its position as one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG but with one of the lowest per capita emission rates.
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Temple leads the way in reducing greenhouse gases.
The towns of the southwest region of New Hampshire are working toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent by the year 2010, and Temple is leading the pack.
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Japan plans 27% increase in budget to cut emissions.
Japan's trade ministry plans to increase spending on measures to reduce greenhouse gases by 27 percent next year.
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No-take zones offer no boost for bleached reefs.
No-take areas might protect reefs against overfishing, but they seem powerless to help corals fight the effects of global warming.
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Power-sector emissions Of China to top U.S.
The carbon emissions of China's electric power sector will jump by about a third this year and surpass the total emissions of the U.S. electric power industry for the first time, according to a Washington-based think tank.
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Not-so-permafrost: Big thaw of arctic soil may unleash runaway warming.
New estimates show that frozen Arctic soil contains far more potential greenhouse gas than previously recognized--and could speed climate change as it melts.
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12.5m tonnes of greenhouse gases generated annually.
Jordan generates annually around 12.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, according to an official environment report which evaluated the amount as low in comparison to industrial countries.
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Carmakers falling short on EU emissions targets: report.
Car makers are not doing enough to meet proposed EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report Tuesday, with some German and Japanese brands facing the biggest challenge to make the grade.
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