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U.S. Opposes European Global Warming Cuts Scheme for Airliners
The Bush administration opposes European plans to require airlines to curb greenhouse gases on grounds it would unfairly disadvantage U.S. carriers. >> Read the Full Article
Report Says Global Warming Big Issue in N.Y.
Global warming has emerged as a top New York environmental issue, with accumulated scientific data showing a hotter atmosphere and projecting more radical changes over the next century from automobile and power plant emissions, according to a report issued Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
Global Warming Case Goes before U.S. Supreme Court
Environmental groups and a dozen states will argue the U.S. government should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases that spur global warming in a pivotal case before the Supreme Court Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
Australian Research Shows Acceleration in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The rate at which humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has more than doubled since the 1990s, according to Australian research, the latest report warning about the high rate of emissions accumulating in the atmosphere. >> Read the Full Article
Red Cross Says World Neglects Tsunami Risk Lessons
The world could see a replay of the massive death and destruction caused by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami if it fails to spend more on disaster risk reduction, the Red Cross/Red Crescent said on Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Find Climate Change Clues in the Sky
Scientists are peering into the clouds near the top of the world, trying to solve a mystery and learn something new about global warming. >> Read the Full Article
Pivotal Case on Global Warming Case Confronts High Court
The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming. >> Read the Full Article
World Has Under a Decade to Act on Climate Crisis
The world has less than a decade to take decisive action in the battle to beat global warming or risk irreversible change that will tip the planet towards catastrophe, a leading U.S. climate scientist said on Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Hollywood Environmentalist Targets Middle America
Laurie David, producer of Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth," is taking her crusade to Middle America and Washington next year, setting her sights on convincing President Bush and average U.S. citizens to make changes to safeguard the planet. >> Read the Full Article
Global Warming Said to Be Killing Some Species
Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends. >> Read the Full Article