Report says White House tried to manipulate climate-change science (The Kansas City Star) WASHINGTON | The White House has systematically tried to manipulate climate-change science and minimize the dangers of global warming, according to a Democratic congressional report issued after a 16-month investigation. [News Source]

Report says White House tried to manipulate climate-change science (The Kansas City Star) WASHINGTON | The White House has systematically tried to manipulate climate-change science and minimize the dangers of global warming, according to a Democratic congressional report issued after a 16-month investigation. [News Source]

Global warming fight a money issue: UN climate chief (TODAYonline) Environmental activists demonstrate at the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007 in Nusa Dua on Bali island, 11 December 2007. UN climate chief Yvo de Boer called on finance ministers meeting here Tuesday to provide the monetary muscle to tackle Earth's global-warming crisis. [News Source]

Democrats accuse White House of cooking climate-change testimony (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) The White House censored climate scientists and edited their testimony on global warming before Congress, Democrats charged Monday after a 16-month investigation into allegations of political interference with scientific inquiries. The Bush administration was "particularly active in stifling discussions" of a potential link between climate change and the intensity of hurricanes, according to the ... [News Source]

UN warns on climate change-related conflict (Financial Times) Governments must invest more in preventing climate change-related conflict or else face myriad crises around the world as global warming triggers disputes and exacerbates existing insecurity, the United Nations warned in a report launched on Monday. [News Source]

Democrats accuse White House of cooking climate-change testimony (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) The White House censored climate scientists and edited their testimony on global warming before Congress, Democrats charged Monday after a 16-month investigation into allegations of political interference with scientific inquiries. The Bush administration was "particularly active in stifling discussions" of a potential link between climate change and the intensity of hurricanes, according to the ... [News Source]

Worldwide protests call for urgent action to fight global warming (KTVA Anchorage) Skiers, fire-eaters and an ice sculptor joined in worldwide demonstrations Saturday to draw attention to climate change and push their governments to take stronger action to fight global warming. [News Source]

White House manipulates climate change science and minimizes dangers of global warming (Pravda) Democrats stated that the White House has systematically tried to influence climate change science and minimize the dangers of global warming. Republicans called it a "partisan diatribe" against the Bush administration. [News Source]

Nobel Laureates Make Strong Call On Climate Change (Scoop.co.nz) Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize today, this year's laureates - Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - issued a call for bold and immediate actions to curb global warming. [News Source]

UN Chief Says All Countries Should Take Responsibility for Climate Change (Voice of America) Industrialized nations have been blamed for a large percentage of the emissions said to be causing global warming, but U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it is time for developing nations to take more responsibility for combating climate change. [News Source]

Could seaweed help battle warming?

Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest of plants. They could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking up damaging carbon dioxide.

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