Tuesday June 20th 2006, 8:14 pm
NEW YORK, June 21, 2006 - Following up on its collaborative report with Merrill Lynch last year on how climate change will impact the auto sector, the World Resources Institute ( WRI ) has again paired with a Wall Street firm to produce climate-related research.
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World Resources Institute and Citigroup Team up to Report on Solutions to Climate Change (GreenBiz)
EU, US to Agree “Urgent” Action on Climate Change (Planet Ark)
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 8:00 pm
BRUSSELS - The United States and the European Union, long at odds over the significance of climate change, will agree on Wednesday to act with "resolve and urgency" to reduce emissions of gases blamed for global warming.
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Climate change may affect East Asia differently to North Atlantic nations, study suggests (EurekAlert!)
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 7:04 pm
The extreme effects of climate change on the world depicted in the US blockbuster movie The Day After Tomorrow may not be quite true where East Asia is concerned, according to a new study.
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Global Warming Goes To Wall Street (Forbes)
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 2:49 pm
One way to do something about global warming is to invest in companies offering energy-efficient technologies.
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Alaska Native Sees Culture, Heritage Endangered Through Climate Change (RedNova)
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 2:36 pm
By Dave Ranney, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan. Jun. 20--Global warming is squeezing the life out of Oscar Kawagley's culture. "It is scary," he said. "Cold is what makes my language, my culture, my identity.
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Public interest group released report on global warming (Boston Globe)
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 1:11 pm
A new report by a state environmental group says pollution contributing to global warming is more than one-and-a-half times worse in New Hampshire than it was forty years ago.
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Next victim of warming: the beaches.
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 12:00 pm
When scientists consider the possible effects of global warming, there is a lot they don't know. But they can say one thing for sure: sea levels will rise.
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Europe’s green image clashes with reliance on coal.
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 12:00 pm
In Europe, where power companies say they have cleaned up the visible pollutants from their coal plants more diligently than their U.S. counterparts, some executives are suspicious of "clean coal" technology.
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Global warming goes to Wall Street.
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 12:00 pm
Although the U.S. did not ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, Peter Suozzo believes that the nation has begun a significant shift in its climate policies.
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Ambrose’s top adviser leaves amid flak over Tories’ Kyoto stance.
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 12:00 pm
Facing non-stop pressure over her government's climate change policies, Environment Minister Rona Ambrose has parted ways with her most senior political adviser.
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CO2 storage grows; No “silver bullet” for climate.
Tuesday June 20th 2006, 12:00 pm
Energy firms are stepping up projects to bury greenhouse gases but storage will not be a silver bullet to stop global warming.
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