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RAY SUAREZ: Nearly two decades ago, writer and activist Bill McKibben was among first nonscientists to sound the alarm about global warming and the need to take action. His newest book, "Deep Economy," is a manifesto for attacking the problem locally. In it, he argues for creating a sustainable future ...
MARGARET WARNER: The next phase of the group's report, due this spring, will focus on the impact of global warming and how humans might adapt to it. For more now on these findings, we turn to Kevin Trenberth, one of the draft contributing authors of the report. He is ...
... change has anything to do with human activity on this planet," said Achim Steiner, head of the U.N. Environment Program, at a press conference. Global warming has more likely than not already contributed to droughts, heavy rains and flooding, heat waves and increases in hurricane and tropical storm strength ...
... three basic issues before the Supreme Court, and that's what the argument focused on today. The first has very little to do, really, with global warming. It's a question of whether Massachusetts and its supporters actually have a right to be in federal court. It's what we ...
... published in today's issue of the journal Science. A study predicted the current state of over-fishing, pollution and other factors will cause a global collapse of fishing stocks by 2048. The study was global in scope, based on data from dozens of studies, and forecasts the bleakest timetable ...
... the Earth gets warmer, reported the UK newspaper The Times. Stern said the cost of addressing global warming comes to about 1 percent of the global GDP. "That is manageable. We can grow and be green," Stern said, according to The Times. If nothing is done to address global warming ...
... and it grew to a Category 5. PAUL SOLMAN: The storm cost insurance companies a fortune. Property losses twice those of September 11th. Warmer waters, global warming -- seems connected, but maybe it isn't. If it is, however, insurance firms could face a flood of future claims. And glaciers are ...
Former Vice President and presidential contender Al Gore is back in the limelight with a newly released documentary on global warming. Following a background report on his re-emeregence on the public stage, a reporter and his former chief of staff reflect on the new Al Gore.
... all share. We are simply saying that this is a burden if it is so real, if all the academies are agreeing it's a global problem, then the whole global community ought to be committed to working together on it and nations ought not be able to say, well ...
Even with the best science, even with the best technology, we all know the United States cannot solve this global problem alone. We're building partnerships within the Western Hemisphere and with other like-minded countries. Last week, Secretary Powell signed a new CONCAUSA Declaration with the countries of Central ...
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