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Maine environmentalists praise new MPG rules
Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT
Associated Press - Maine environmentalists celebrated the adoption of new federal regulations that will nearly double the average gas mileage of new cars and trucks by 2025, calling them a major step toward reducing global warming while saving consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced fuel costs. Full Story | Top |
Obama Finalizes Landmark Fuel Efficiency Standards
Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT
Takepart.com - As Republicans gather in Tampa, despite an imminent hurricane, to officially nominate a presidential candidate who remains mute on climate change and its potential to flood convention centers in low-lying areas, President Obama has finalized landmark new fuel-efficiency standards that will cut tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2025. Full Story | Top |
4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT
Christian Science Monitor - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently reported that the past 12 months have been the warmest the United States has ever experienced. Another NOAA report confirmed what has become increasingly obvious: Climate change is the likely culprit. This summer's extreme heat has sparked wildfires in states like Colorado. And the American heartland is parched, suffering the worst drought in 50 years; the loss of crops is predicted to drive food prices up nationally this fall. Full Story | Top |
As Isaac Bears Down, Little Talk of Climate Change
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:01 AM PDT
National Journal - If a powerful hurricane slams the Louisiana coast during the Republican National Convention, the resonances with Katrina will be bad enough. But the storm would also showcase the GOP's position on climate change, which is, increasingly, to deny the scientific consensus that fossil-fuel pollution contributes to a warming atmosphere and destructive weather patterns—including stronger hurricanes. Full Story | Top |
The nation's weather
Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:42 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Dangerous storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico, poised to bear down on the northern coast later Tuesday.
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RNC faithful unfazed by Isaac's stormy weather
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT
The Daily Caller - TAMPA, Fla. — With Tropical Storm Isaac brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Republican National Convention schedule was truncated to the extreme Monday. RNC Chair Reince Priebus gaveled in and out a ten-minute session, and hosts cancelled and delayed many events surrounding the convention. Full Story | Top |
Networks prepare to juggle politics, weather
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:32 PM PDT
Associated Press - Television networks began juggling two major stories on Monday, still wondering whether Tropical Storm Isaac will cause them to divert a large amount of attention from the Republican national convention in Tampa. Full Story | Top |
IFC wins bid for "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:22 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - IFC Films has taken U.S. rights to Donald Rice's romantic comedy "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding." The film is an adaptation of the British author Julia Strachey's novella of the same name, which was published in 1932 by the Hogarth Press. The book was recently re-released by Persephone Books. Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook and Zoe Tapper star in the rom-com set in England, which had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year. Donald Rice directed the film from a script that he co-wrote with Mary Henely-Magill. ... Full Story | Top |
Music Monday: Weather Songs
Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT
Mashable -  One thing we all share no matter where we live is weather. It affects our lives like nothing else in our environment. It's not surprising then that weather can be as common a muse as any, whether it's the physical activity in our atmosphere we're talking about or the imagery and symbolism it provides.
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Almanac forecast: Wintry weather _ and mystery
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:44 AM PDT
Associated Press -  The weather world is full of high-profile meteorologists like NBC's Al Roker and the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore. But the guy making the forecasts for the Farmers' Almanac is more like the man behind the curtain.
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Tropical Storm Warning Canceled
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:21 AM PDT
National Journal - The National Weather Service has canceled a tropical storm warning for coastal portions of the Florida panhandle.The relieved area includes Tampa, the site of the Republican National Convention. The storm is headed west of Tampa, and New Orleans is now expected to bear the potential brunt of it. It remains on track to land in Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane. Full Story | Top |
Shifting Storm Path Poses New Challenges for GOP
Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:29 PM PDT
National Journal - Tropical Storm Isaac is veering away from a direct hit on Tampa Bay and toward a potentially large political problem for Mitt Romney and the Republican National Convention delegates poised to nominate him for president.The National Weather Service reported on Sunday evening that Isaac was spinning away from the Florida Gulf Coast as it travels north, but forecasters warned that up to 10 inches of rain could still pelt the Tampa area and that water could rise 2 to 4 feet, flooding low-lying areas. The service issued a hurricane warning for metropolitan New Orleans. ... Full Story | Top |
Convention Daybook: Plenty of Events Despite the Weather - Brought to you by CIT
Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT
National Journal - Welcome to National Journal's Convention Daybook, which provides a floor schedule and a list of major events at the Republican National Convention each day.FLOOR SCHEDULE:Convention organizers rescheduled today's lineup, thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will call the convention to order at 2 p.m., start a national debt clock that tracks how much was added during the convention, and announce a recess at 2:10 p.m. Though there will be little happening on the convention floor, all major speakers have been rescheduled. ... Full Story | Top |
Romney faces balancing act with convention, storm
Sun,26 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT
Associated Press -  With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast, Republicans left open the possibility of bigger changes to Mitt Romney's already-shortened convention, mindful of political awkwardness in celebrating while severe weather threatens New Orleans on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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New GOP Plan Subject To Weather
Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:44 AM PDT
National Journal - GOP, Eyeing Isaac, Issues New Convention ScheduleThe revised schedule is for a convention running from Tuesday to Thursday. Romney campaign adviser Russ Schriefer said officials are monitoring the weather closely and left the door open to more schedule changes.Schriefer said he didn't want to discuss "hypothetical" cancellations but "our concern has to be with the people in the path" of the storm.Under the revised schedule, Mitt Romney will be nominated Tuesday night and give his acceptance speech Thursday night.Former Arkansas Gov. ... Full Story | Top |
On Climate, It's Not the Heat, It's the Timidity
Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT
National Journal - This year's unremitting heat, droughts, wildfires, and freak storms have thrust climate change back into the spotlight. But even with the issue fresh in people's minds—not to mention in media coverage and Washington's echo chamber—climate change hasn't made it onto the priority list that matters most: the one kept by the two presidential contenders. Full Story | Top |
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