Global Warming and Climate Change News

Talks on complex global-warming pact open in Thailand (The Kansas City Star)
Monday March 31st 2008, 11:53 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand | Negotiators on Monday began their first talks on forging a devilishly complex global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol — and faced wide divisions between rich and developing countries over how to slash greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Poor nations fear being left in cold on global warming (TODAYonline)
Monday March 31st 2008, 11:27 pm

The Bangkok Climate Change Talks conference. Outraged poor nations bearing the brunt of global warming have become increasingly bold in UN-led climate talks, but some worry that recent trysts of large countries are leaving them out in the cold [News Source]

Poor nations fear being left in cold on global warming (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday March 31st 2008, 11:11 pm

Outraged poor nations bearing the brunt of global warming have become increasingly bold in UN-led climate talks, but some worry that recent trysts of large countries are leaving them out in the cold. [News Source]

Global warming, global health: Campaign to raise awareness (USA Today)
Monday March 31st 2008, 10:08 pm

From deadly heat waves in the Midwest and Northeast to more intense Gulf Coast hurricanes and Southwest droughts, the effects of climate change will have an unprecedented impact on the health of Americans, a report said Monday. [News Source]

Global warming talks open in Thailand (USA Today)
Monday March 31st 2008, 9:29 pm

Negotiators opened their first talks on forging a devilishly complex global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol and faced wide divisions between rich and developing countries over how to slash greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Gore’s ‘We’ Campaign to Fight Climate Change (NPR)
Monday March 31st 2008, 6:25 pm

Former vice president Al Gore's non-profit organization on Monday launches the "We" campaign, a $300-million effort to push policymakers to adopt tough legislation to combat climate change. [News Source]

Gore’s ‘We’ Campaign to Fight Climate Change (NPR)
Monday March 31st 2008, 6:20 pm

Former vice president Al Gore's non-profit organization on Monday launches the "We" campaign, a $300-million effort to push policymakers to adopt tough legislation to combat climate change. [News Source]

U.S. Rejects China’s Call for Climate Change Funding (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Monday March 31st 2008, 5:38 pm

March 31 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. rejected a Chinese proposal that developed countries should contribute a percentage of their gross domestic product to mitigate the effects of climate change. [News Source]

Will Air Force coal-to-fuel plan fly?
Monday March 31st 2008, 5:19 pm

The unused runway at Malmstrom Air Force Base on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. The Air Force wants to build at the central Montana base the first piece of what it hopes will be a nationwide network of facilities that would convert domestic coal into cleaner-burning synthetic fuel.On a wind-swept air base near the Missouri River, the Air Force has launched an ambitious plan to wean itself from foreign oil by turning to a new and unlikely source: coal.


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Talks on complex global warming pact open in Thailand (USA Today)
Monday March 31st 2008, 3:13 pm

Negotiators began their first talks Monday on forging a devilishly complex global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol and faced wide divisions between rich and developing countries over how to slash greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Gore launches campaign against global warming (USA Today)
Monday March 31st 2008, 2:37 pm

Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.The Alliance for Climate Protection's campaign, dubbed "we," will educate the public about global warming and urge solutions from elected officials. [News Source]