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Poor Newt Gingrich May Never Have Power
Fri,13 Jul 2012 05:42 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -  How did we not know this sooner? In a Washington Post op-ed today, Newt Gingrich reveals that he was a victim of Derecho, the freak occurrence of thunderstorms that ripped and ruined power grids in the Washington, D.C. area two weeks ago, and found out living without power was absolutely terrible. ...
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Only minor relief from the drought stressing U.S. crops
Thu,12 Jul 2012 10:16 AM PDT
Reuters -  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Little relief from the near relentless drought plaguing corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest was indicated by fresh weather forecast maps on Thursday, with only minor amounts of rain expected in some areas over the next week to 10 days, an agricultural meteorologist said. "There's not much change in the forecast. Some light rains are expected in the southeast Midwest into the weekend and some showers in the eastern Dakotas," said John Dee, meteorologist with Global Weather Monitoring. Rainfall amounts from 0.30 to 0. ...
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Texas judge rules atmosphere, air is public trust
Thu,12 Jul 2012 06:16 AM PDT
Associated Press - A Texas judge has ruled that the atmosphere and air must be protected for public use, just like water, which could help attorneys tasked with arguing climate change lawsuits designed to force states to cut emissions. Full Story | Top |
Insiders: Extreme Weather Won't Spur Action on Climate Change
Wed,11 Jul 2012 02:49 PM PDT
National Journal - It might be getting hotter in Washington and across the United States, but the extreme weather won't do much to heat up congressional action on the issue of climate change next year, most of National Journal's Energy and Environment Insiders say.Nearly 85 percent of Insiders said that although July 2011 to June 2012 was the warmest year on record according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate data, that still won't spur Congress to act."Stop dreaming," one Insider said bluntly. ... Full Story | Top |
Opinion: Big Campaign Spending: Government by the 1 Percent
Wed,11 Jul 2012 03:39 AM PDT
National Journal - Here's what we must come to see: America has lost the capacity to govern. On a wide range of critical issues--from global warming to tax reform, from effective financial regulation to real health care change, from the deficit to defense spending--we have lost the capacity to do anything other than suffer through a miserable status quo. If there is a ship of state, its rudder has been lost. We are drifting. We can't change course. And eventually, and with absolute certainty, in waters such as these, a drifting ship will sink. Full Story | Top |
England flood risk to rise fourfold by 2035-report
Wed,11 Jul 2012 03:34 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of flooding for many English homes and businesses could increase fourfold by 2035 if more action to deal with the impact of climate change is not taken, government advisers said on Wednesday. As severe floods continue to batter parts of Britain after the wettest June since records began, around one in seven homes and businesses face some kind of flood risk, the climate advisers said. Around 160,000 properties would be at risk by 2035 if better planning and more investment was made in flood defences, compared with 610,000 at risk if no action was taken, they said. ...
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Opinion: Big Campaign Spending: Government by the 1%
Wed,11 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT
National Journal - Here's what we must come to see: America has lost the capacity to govern. On a wide range of critical issues -- from global warming to tax reform, from effective financial regulation to real health-care change, from the deficit to defense spending -- we have lost the capacity to do anything other than suffer through a miserable status quo. If there is a ship of state, its rudder has been lost. We are drifting. We can't change course. And eventually, and with absolute certainty, in waters such as these, a drifting ship will sink. Full Story | Top |
Flood risk to rise fourfold by 2035: report
Tue,10 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of flooding for many English homes and businesses could increase fourfold by 2035 if more action to deal with the impact of climate change is not taken, government advisers said on Wednesday. As severe floods continue to batter parts of Britain after the wettest June since records began, the climate advisers said more investment and better planning for new housing in flood plains was needed. "We must take adaptation more seriously if we are to manage the growing risks of floods and droughts," said John Krebs, the chairman of a climate change advisory panel. ...
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Texas drought, British heat linked to climate change
Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change increased the odds for the kind of extreme weather that prevailed in 2011, a year that saw severe drought in Texas, unusual heat in England and was one of the 15 warmest years on record, scientists reported on Tuesday. Overall, 2011 was a year of extreme events - from historic droughts in East Africa, northern Mexico and the southern United States to an above-average cyclone season in the North Atlantic and the end of Australia's wettest two-year period ever, scientists from the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Insurers face $2 billion U.S. weather claims: Aon
Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers face claims of almost $2 billion from fires, hail and thunderstorms that hit parts of the United States last month, broker Aon Benfield said, though the impact of natural catastrophes so far in 2012 remains well below last year. Hailstorms in New Mexico and Texas will generate insured losses of more than $1 billion and a separate storm in Wyoming and Colorado will cost the industry more than $700 million, Aon said on Tuesday in a monthly round-up of catastrophe claims. ...
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