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Global warming crisis may mean world has to suck greenhouse gases from air: As Bonn talks begin, UN climate chief warns of temperature goals set too low and clock ticking on climate change action (By Fiona Harvey, The [UK] Guardian, 6/5/11) Power up the 'smart meters': The devices have sparked an irrational fear of electromagnetic radiation in the Bay Area (The Los Angeles Times - Editorial, 6/5/11) Found: Optimistic Environmentalists (By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post - Achenblog, 6/5/11) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reaching Record Highs (By Arthur Max, The Associated Press as reported by The Huffington Post, 6/5/11) Australian prime minister faces her toughest test in selling emissions tax to voters (The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 6/4/11 - updated 6/5/11) A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself (By Justin Gillis, The New York Times - Environment, 6/4/11) Mitt Romney On Climate Change: 'The World Is Getting Warmer... Humans Have Contributed' (Reuters as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 6/3/11 - updated 6/4/11) Study warns major economies' energy security at 'high risk': UK and US among those deemed vulnerable to short-term energy shortages, say analysts (By BusinessGreen Staff, BusinessGreen.com, 6/3/11) Universal bike lanes: the only way to mass cycling? Study says vast majority of Britons won't cycle on urban roads as they are now. So what's the answer? (By Peter Walker, The [UK] Guardian - Environment, 6/3/11) The Chicken Tractor: a coop for the modernist chicken and an organic lawn fertilizer (The Los Angeles Times - L.A. At Home Blog, 6/3/11) Greenpeace activists arrested on Arctic oil rig: police (Yahoo News - Green, 6/2/11) Libya rebels are not revising oil deals: source (By Sherine El Madany, Reuters as reported by Yahoo News, 6/2/11) Energy industry shapes lessons in public schools (By Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post - Local, 6/2/11) Corexit Makes Oil Spills Worse, Not Better, Scientists Find (Think Progress - Green Blog, 6/2/11) The Peak Oil Crisis: An Announcement (By Tom Whipple, The Falls Church News-Press, 6/1/11) Germany's Nuclear Energy Blunder (Editorial Board Opinion, The Washington Post, 6/1/11) |