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National
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Cycle
like the Danes to cut carbon emissions, says study: EU could cut its total greenhouse gas
emissions by more than 25% if every country's cycling rate was the same as
Denmark's (By Peter Walker, The [UK]
Guardian, 12/12/11)
U.N.
climate talks' real-world outcome will be determined in Asia (By Juliet
Eilperin, The Washington Post, 12/11/11)
Top
Eight Climate Disasters During The Durban Climate Talks (By Brad Johnson,
ThinkProgress.com - Green Blog, 12/9/11)
Oil
falls below $98 per barrel on concerns about European debt crisis (The
Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post - Business, 12/8/11 updated
12/9/11)
Combating
the Myth That Complete Streets Are Too Expensive (By Tanya Snyder,
DC.StreetsBlog.org, 12/8/11)
US
college student shames US climate delegation in Durban (By Staff, CommonDreams.org,
12/8/11)
BREAKING:
Fracking Compounds Found in Drinking Water (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency as reported by Eco Watch, 12/8/11)
Weather
Extremes Hint At Public Health Impacts Of Climate Change (By Tom Zeller,
Jr., The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 12/8/11)
Negotiators
Discuss Taxing Ships to Pay for Climate Change (By Kate Sheppard, Mother
Jones magazine, 12/8/11)
Welcome
to Peak Water: Scientists Say Time Is up to Prepare for Melting Glaciers: A Peruvian
watershed has likely passed 'peak water,' dropping river flows 30 percent. New
lakes are draining the Himalaya, and say good-bye to Rocky Mountains' glaciers. (By Doug Fischer, Alternet.org - Green
Blog, 12/8/11)
NOAA:
Autumn and November both warmer than average in the United States: U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar
weather disasters in one year (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Active Weather Alerts,
12/7/11)
Koch
Political Group Brags About Bullying GOP Lawmakers Into Denying Climate Science
(By Marie Diamond, Think Progress - Green Blog, 12/7/11)
BP
accuses Halliburton of destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill case (By Laurel
Brubaker Calkins, The Washington Post, 12/5/11 and updated 12/6/11)
Top
UN Climate Official Blasts U.S. Climate Policy: Americans Must Realize "This Is
Their Future They're Compromising" (By Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress
Blog, 12/5/11)
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