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    Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama to announce picks to head Energy Department, EPA

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama is expected Monday to name Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear physicist Ernest J. Moniz to lead the Energy Department, and the Environmental Protection Agency's clean-air chief, Gina McCarthy, to run that agency,...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Elections

    2. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. As coastal sea levels rise, Congress sticks its head in the sand

    Thanks for your article on climate change and rising sea levels ("Survey shows Americans wary of sea level rising," March 29.) Global warming is driving major change in sea levels. In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's...

    Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Warming, Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems

    3. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during the summer and fall of 2011. It sucked oxygen from the water, clogged boat motors and washed ashore in rotting masses that turned beachgoers' stomachs.
    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during the summer and fall of 2011. It sucked oxygen from the water,...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Fertilizer, Science, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Issues

    4. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. Drought contributes to Neb. climate change debate

    LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A harsh summer drought that threatened Nebraska farms and ranches has prompted lawmakers to take a fresh look at climate change, an issue that has gotten little traction in the Legislature. A bill that would launch a state review of...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Executive Branch, Natural Disasters, Justice System, Environmental Issues

    5. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Spotlight on economics: Global food security in 2050

    The book, “Who Will Feed China?: Wake-up Call for a Small Planet,” authored by Lester Brown in 1995, was a surprising wake-up call about world food security. Brown claimed that food production was not growing fast enough to feed China's increasing...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Productivity, Global Warming, United States Census Bureau, Environmental Issues

    6. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Boehner: No reason to block Keystone XL pipeline

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say. The draft report, issued Friday, finds there would be no significant...

    Tags: Global Warming, John Boehner, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Environmental Pollution

    7. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Federal court upholds polar bear status as threatened species

    SEATTLE — The federal law listing polar bears as a threatened species was upheld Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected arguments that it is wrong to impose far-ranging and possibly costly protections for a species that remains fairly abundant in many regions of the Arctic.
    SEATTLE — The federal law listing polar bears as a threatened species was upheld Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected arguments that it is wrong to impose far-ranging and possibly costly protections for a species that remains fairly...

    Tags: Mining, Personal Weapon Control, Metal and Mineral, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues

    8. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Population growth is threat to other species, poll respondents say

    Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and that if the situation gets worse, society has a "moral responsibility to address the problem," according to new national public opinion poll.
    Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and that if the situation gets worse, society has a "moral responsibility to address the problem," according to new national public...

    Tags: Polls, Elections, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Weather

    9. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. New study finds global warming is not hurting plant growth

    A study by the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change - The State of Earth's Terrestrial Biosphere: How is it Responding to Rising Atmospheric CO2 and Warmer Temperatures? - refutes claims by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel...

    Tags: Science and Technology, United Nations, Productivity, Global Warming, Environmental Issues

    10. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. NFU urges Congress to include ag in climate change solution

    WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted comments on Feb. 20 to the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, addressing how the federal government can effectively address climate change. “The past year has seen...

    Tags: Sheldon Whitehouse, Henry A Waxman, Global Warming, Government, Environmental Issues

    11. Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  11. Winter or spring, snow worries are a Maryland tradition

    Here's a question for a snowy day in spring: Will Marylanders, and Baltimoreans in particular, ever grow so accustomed to snow that they stop worrying so much about it?
    Here's a question for a snowy day in spring: Will Marylanders, and Baltimoreans in particular, ever grow so accustomed to snow that they stop worrying so much about it? Could climate change do enough crazy things to the atmosphere to bring us more...

    Tags: Snow Storms, Natural Disasters, Safeway Inc., Tropical Storms, Environmental Issues

    12. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  12. Climate Change Spells Doom for the Middle East

    As President Obama makes his first stop in Israel on his much-touted trip to the Middle East, I think it's appropriate to place the generations of strife in that region into an environmental context. No matter what happens between Israel and Palestine or Syria or Iran, no matter what happens in Iraq or how many reforms Saudi Arabia allows so women cannot be legally murdered by their husbands or how many drone targets in Pakistan Obama adds to the kill list, the Middle East is a doomed and terrifying place for one reason: water.
    As President Obama makes his first stop in Israel on his much-touted trip to the Middle East, I think it's appropriate to place the generations of strife in that region into an environmental context. No matter what happens between Israel and Palestine...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Israel, Natural Disasters, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues

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