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Environment Virginia speaks out against global warming
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThere's no better time to talk global warming than now as we head into the spring season. Environment Virginia showed up in downtown Roanoke to talk about how weather has and will continue to impact locals. We've seen our fair share of storms rip...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Weather, Global Warming, Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports
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Environmental group says don't "blow" this opportunity when it comes to wind energy incentives
reporter"Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia. The clock is ticking and this group doesn't want to be caught under the buzzer. Explains Bucci, "Incentives are benefits in place to build...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Agricultural Research and Technology, Politics, Credit and Debt, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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131 years of Global Warming in 26 seconds
The video from NASA, is an amazing 26-second animation depicting how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1880. That year is what scientists call the beginning of the “modern record.” You’ll note an acceleration of those...
Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Animation (genre), Environmental Issues, NASA
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UPDATED: Cuccinelli spokesman responds to legislative proposal that would limit AG's authority
Democratic lawmakers say an investigation of climate change research at the University of Virginia was an assault on academic freedom. Tuesday, they touted legislation to limit the power of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
The three lawmakers,...Tags: Conservation, University of Virginia, Colleges and Universities, Trials, Ecosystems
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LETTER: Objects To One Sentence, Claims Climate Change 'Debunked'
Regarding the editorial "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill" [May 22], I take issue with one sentence in the editorial: "Global warming is making the development of alternatives to fossil fuels urgent." This statement is a clear example of the ubiquitous...Tags: Weather, Conservation, Global Warming, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Conservation, Mountains, Ecosystems, Wind Power, Environmental Issues
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Shake off your apathy, take a stand
I can no longer remain in one of the fastest growing groups in America, Apathy Anonymous. I've lived nearly 70 years and have marched, signed petitions, written letters to everyone from the president, to local, state and federal officials, concerning...Tags: Weather, West Bank, Global Warming, Israel, Environmental Issues
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COLUMN-Keystone XL double standard: Tale of 2 pipelines: Campbell
ReutersBy Robert Campbell NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - A casual observer familiar with the Keystone XL saga would think the United States was making it very hard to build any oil sands-related pipelines. But nothing could be farther from the truth. While...Tags: Conservation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Enbridge Incorporated
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Author urges families to take steps for environment
Mary Pipher became one of America's best-known psychologists with books that addressed complex family issues. "Reviving Ophelia" was a groundbreaking call to arms about the societal pressures facing American adolescent girls. It spent three years on The...
Tags: Weather, Martin Luther King Jr., Conservation, Ecosystems, The New York Times
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Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be priorities
WASHINGTON – Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. In the survey, released Tuesday by Yale and George Mason universities, 70% of American adults say...Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy
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Aviation officials see global emissions deal possible by 2020
Reuters* EU hopes for road map agreement in autumn * Business aviation wants "fairer" treatment by Brussels By Robert Evans GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - Senior officials from business and commercial aviation voiced cautious optimism that a long-sought worldwide...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, International Organizations, Politics, Boeing Co., Marketing
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Moniz, sworn in as energy secretary, delays action on LNG exports while he studies data
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Gas, Steven Chu, Prices, Weather
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