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The nation's weather
Sun,6 May 2012 02:06 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Thunderstorms will persist around the Central U.S. on Sunday as a low pressure system over the Plains combines with a low pressure trough moving off the northern Rocky Mountains. These systems will draw warm, moist air in from the Gulf of Mexico and produce a warm front stretching eastward from the upper Midwest through the Ohio River Valley.
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Summary Box: The downside of nuclear-free Japan
Fri,4 May 2012 01:28 PM PDT
Associated Press - JAPAN'S CRISIS: The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left by now-shuttered nuclear reactors. Full Story | Top |
Pepco 1Q profit rises 6 percent, but revenue falls
Fri,4 May 2012 01:06 PM PDT
Associated Press - Utility operator Pepco Holdings Inc. said Friday that its first-quarter profit rose 6 percent as lower taxes helped offset a 21 percent drop in revenue, as mild winter weather led to a decline in electric sales. Full Story | Top |
New Billboards Compare Climate Scientists and Unabomber, Mass Murderers
Fri,4 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - Update, 5:23 p.m Eastern Time: In a statement by Heartland president Joseph Bast, the organization announced that it will be taking down the Unabomber billboard after only 24 hours. Bast wrote that the billboard was an "experiment" meant to "turn the tables" on climate-change advocates. Full Story | Top |
Rwanda raises repo rate to 7.5 pct on inflation risks
Fri,4 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT
Reuters -  KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda's central bank raised its benchmark repo rate for the first time since November to head off risks to the inflation outlook in the east African economy. National Bank of Rwanda Governor Claver Gatete said although regional inflationary pressures were declining they remained high, while domestic food production had been hit by adverse weather conditions. Rwanda's inflation rate in urban areas is far lower than headline rates in other countries in the region such as Kenya and Uganda, but it has been creeping higher in recent months. ...
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As Japan shuts down nuclear power, emissions rise
Fri,4 May 2012 01:39 AM PDT
Associated Press -  The Fukushima crisis is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left by now-shuttered nuclear reactors.
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Fuel for the Fire: Graphic
Thu,3 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT
National Journal - In 2008, Obama campaigned on a pledge to enact a sweeping cap-and-trade law that would slash fossil-fuel pollution, mandate increased production of renewable electricity, and spend $150 billion on clean-energy research over a decade. The bill failed in the Senate, and "cap-and-trade" has become a politically toxic phrase, but Obama has continued to pursue elements of climate-change and carbon-reduction policy. He used his executive authority to issue Environmental Protection Agency regulations to cut fossil-fuel emissions from power plants and to ramp up fuel-economy standards for vehicles. ... Full Story | Top |
Triplets Can Turn Out Just Fine; A Black Hole Murderer
Thu,3 May 2012 12:33 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - Discovered: Triplets can turn out okay, a black hole murderer is on the loose, time to start a moderate jogging routine and plants will adapt to climate change better than expected. Triplets can turn out alright, after all. Being one of three triplet means having to share things among three, which can make a person turn out a little funny, probably. This research has no implications for the personality of triplets. But, there is some good news for the well being of those born in threes. ... Full Story | Top |
Three arrested during climate protest
Thu,3 May 2012 08:32 AM PDT
AFP -  Police arrested three people Thursday as hundreds demonstrated against rising fuel prices and climate change outside a London conference attended by energy company bosses.
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Uncertainty still clouds future of EU biodiesel
Wed,2 May 2012 11:57 PM PDT
Reuters -  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senior European Union officials failed on Wednesday to agree on how to measure the full climate impact of biofuels, prolonging uncertainty in a debate that threatens to wipe out large parts of Europe's biodiesel industry. The talks followed warnings from scientists that using biodiesel made from European rapeseed and imported palm oil and soybeans does nothing to prevent climate change and could actually accelerate it. ...
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