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Climate-gate!

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:55 PM EST (Salon.com)
Seeded by Carloz

The climate-change obsessed blogosphere -- including both those who accept the science behind anthropogenic climate change and those who deny it -- is in an absolute uproar today after the revelation that an unknown party hacked into the computer system of an important climate re …

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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: U.N. - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:55 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
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Global warming a growing threat to Arctic reindeer

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:17 PM EST (The Daily Tribune (Without fear or favor))
Seeded by Jesusa Bernardo

JARFJORD — On Norway's border with Russia, the consequences of climate change are affecting the reindeer population as rising temperatures hit food stocks and industry growth eats into vital grazing land.

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Tiny Elk Horn Iowa Has the Electric Charging Stations Ready and Waiting for Electric Vehicles

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The New York Times)
Seeded by luckydog

ELK HORN, Iowa (AP) -- Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait -- if you can get there.

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Ancient crocodiles came in many forms, and some ate dinosaurs

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:02 PM EST (USA Today)
Seeded by MinnieApolis

Africa, the National Geographic says, was a land of dinosaurs and crocodiles. Fortunately some of the crocs actually ate dinos so that kept some of their numbers in check. There were crocs with pancake-like heads, and some that ate fish.

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Is Europe Really On Track To Meet Its Kyoto Goals?

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:01 PM EST (tnr.com)
Seeded by Rella

There's a fairly basic question about climate policy that gets asked a lot: Can a cap-and-trade program actually cut carbon-dioxide emissions? Set aside the question of cost and the endless debate over whether a mythical carbon tax would be sleeker.

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Group Urges Gov't to Invest in Electric Cars

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:35 PM EST (The New York Times)
Seeded by luckydog

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of automakers, utilities and battery makers is urging the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation.

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@!$%# Happens

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:12 PM EST (Culture Change)
Seeded by alkimija

Where will you go when the sewers clog up? Where will you go when the porcelain finally cracks? Where will you go when the Toilet Duck quacks its last? Let's go back to the beginning...

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