Thursday November 09th 2006, 8:00 pm
Canadian Parliament Hill's feud over the environment is set to become a sideshow on the international stage next week when government leaders from around the globe huddle in Kenya.
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Opposition to pursue Ambrose.
Clean energy activist group presents awards.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 7:00 pm
Near the end of a year when domestic awareness of global warming rose significantly, a Canton-based activist group honored organizations and individuals Saturday evening for promoting renewable energy sources and conservation in Connecticut.
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Oxfam blasts rich nations over climate change.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 7:00 pm
The aid agency, Oxfam says rich countries have let down poorer nations as talks wrapped up at the UN conference on climate change in Nairobi over the weekend.
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House control shift aids autism study.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 11:00 am
Democratic control of the House changes the nation's environmental agenda and affects a related topic that has stirred strong feelings: research on autism.
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Pombos defeat kindles environmental issues.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 11:00 am
Activists savored what they called the most successful mid-term election for the environmental movement since at least 1974.
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Merkel demands US share the burden on climate protection.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 10:00 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that Berlin would make the fight against global warming a centerpiece of its European Union presidency and press the United States to join the effort.
‘No snow in Africa’ will be true.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 10:00 am
Why these glaciers are melting, and how they can be saved, are questions casting shadows on a UN climate change summit under way in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
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Asia-Pacific smokestacks cleaner for cheap: U.S.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 10:00 am
A U.S.-led coalition of some of the world's top-polluting nations will help clean up industries from coal-mining to steel with "minimal investments", the U.S. chief climate negotiator said.
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Seesaw current links north and south poles.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 8:00 am
The results of a study, published today in the journal Nature, suggest that Antarctica's ice could eventually start to melt because of localised warming in the far North Atlantic.
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How to keep New York afloat.
Thursday November 09th 2006, 8:00 am
With sea levels rising, once-a-century floods may become once-in-20-years events. One solution: huge storm-surge barriers.
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As the world’s climate changes, can we?
Thursday November 09th 2006, 8:00 am
If there was any remaining doubt about the urgent need to combat climate change, two reports issued last week should make the world sit up and take notice.
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