Senate panel OKs plan to curb CO2 A Senate panel on Thursday voted to create an emissions trading system that would limit the amount of greenhouse gases released by U.S. factories, power plants and transportation companies. [News Source]

Calif. fires added to warming emissions

In one week, Southern California's wildfires spewed the same amount of carbon dioxide — the primary global warming gas — as the state's power plants and vehicles did, scientists figure.

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Greenpeace to rally at Rushmore for climate-change attention (Rapid City Journal) RAPID CITY -- Global-warming activists have scheduled a rally Saturday at Mount Rushmore designed to urge Congress to make climate change a priority. [News Source]

Greenpeace to rally at Rushmore for climate-change attention (Rapid City Journal) RAPID CITY -- Global-warming activists have scheduled a rally Saturday at Mount Rushmore designed to urge Congress to make climate change a priority. [News Source]

Religious leaders act on climate change (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) A coalition of religious leaders urged Congress on Wednesday to ensure that the poor and most vulnerable are protected from the effects of climate change. The appeals comes as lawmakers in the coming months plan to consider legislation that would combat global warming. The representatives from groups such as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Association of Evangelicals, National ... [News Source]