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Scientists: Deep Ocean Beneath Antarctic Responding Rapidly to Climate Change - Latest research shows continuing dramatic change in southern oceans (By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 5/4/12) Occupy's May Day: Tens of Thousands Protest the Mess that's Being Made of the Planet (By Brian Merchant, Treehugger.com - Business/Environmental Policy, 5/4/12) Don't blame the speculators for rising oil prices when it's simply a matter of supply and demand (By Robert J. Samuelson, Syndicated Columns as reported by PowerSwitch, 5/3/12) Science alone can't tell us how bad climate change will be (By David Roberts, Grist.org, 5/3/12) Critical List: Other countries manage to pass climate change laws; Greenpeace is busy (By Sarah Laskow, Grist.org, 5/3/12) Global warming hits home: After a year of freakish and destructive weather, Americans are finally waking up to the dangers of climate change (By Bill McKibben, Salon.com, 5/3/12) US Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in Europe (By Stefano Valentino, Inter Press Service as reported by CommonDreams.org, 5/3/12) Anxious Japan prepares for life without nuclear power: Japan has 54 nuclear reactors, but as of Saturday, not one of them will be in operation - how will the country cope? (By Justin McCurry, The [UK] Guardian, 5/3/12) BP Oil Spill Criminal Investigation May Ensnare Executives In Cover-Up (By John Rudolf, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 5/3/12) How Do You Teach Climate Change in the Classroom? (PBS Newshour, 5/2/12) The "reasonable middle" on climate change (By David Roberts, Grist.org, 5/2/12) Federal appeals court considers Shell's plan to drill new deepwater wells in Gulf of Mexico (The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 5/2/12) ALEC's Top Five Anti-Environment ‘Model' Laws (By Stephen Lacey and Jessica Goad, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress, 5/2/12) Climate Change And Sustained Economic Growth Link Observed In New Study (By James Gerkin, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 5/1/12) [Report link] Global Warming: New Research Blames Economic Growth (Science Daily, 5/1/12) |