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When fracking came to suburban Texas: Residents of Gardendale, a suburb near the hub of the west Texas oil industry, face having up to 300 wells in their backyards (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 12/31/12) Recent Storms Recall Dust Bowl Days as Drought Persists: 2012's record drought set to continue into 2013 (By Andrea Germanos, CommonDreams.org, 12/31/12) Silicon Valley Faces Effects of Climate Change (By Megan Treacy, Treehugger.com - Technology, 12/31/12) 2013: A Tipping Year For Climate Change? (WAMU-NPR - All Things Considered, 12/30/12) McKibben To Wall Street Journal: ‘Fossil-Fuel Companies Have Become Outlaws Against The Laws Of Physics' (By Joe Romm, Thinkprogress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 12/30/12) New Hawaii senator says climate change is urgent (By Susie Cagle, Grist.org, 12/28/12)
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Jackson Resigns: EPA Administrator Stepping Down (By Kevin Freking, The
Huffington Post - Green Blog, 12/27/12) Time to Confront Climate Change (The New York Times, Editorial, 12/27/12) West Antarctica Warming Three Times Faster Than Global Average, Threatening To Destabilize This Unstable Ice Sheet (By Guest Blogger, Thinkprogress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 12/27/12) New Report Finds Va. Loses Money With Coal Industry Tax Breaks (By Sandy Hausman, WAMU-NPR, 12/26/12) |