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CBO: Climate Bill Will Cost Average Household $175

The House climate bill would cost on average $175 per household, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday. Maneuvering to get the bill to the House floor continues.

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Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

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"Predicting Wildfires In A Warmer World"

"Climate change has already brought warmer temperatures, rising sea levels and melting glaciers. Now, researchers believe global warming will cause major shifts in wildfire patterns around the world."

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Source: Environment Report, 06/22/2009

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Cow Lobby Wins on Burps

Methane emissions from cows (cow burps) is a major source of greenhouse warming. Yet they are being left out of the climate change bill now before Congress -- because of an adept lobby campaign.

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Source: AP, 06/22/2009

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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This 2009 US Global Change Research Program report summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

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Acid Oceans: A New Twist To Report When Covering Climate Change

By CHERYL HOGUE
The increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is well known. Scientists – with the exception of some skeptics – predict changes in the Earth's climate from rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

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Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Towns

Scientists are pretty certain climate change is going to cause the sea level to rise. It's happening already, actually. In communities around the Chesapeake Bay, people are getting a sneak preview.

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Source: Environment Report, 06/19/2009

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"UN Warns of 'Megadisasters' Linked To Climate Change"

"The United Nations on Tuesday raised the prospect of 'megadisasters' affecting millions of people in some of the world's biggest cities unless more is done to heed the threat of climate change."

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Source: AFP, 06/18/2009

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"Enviro Groups Fault Scaled-Back FutureGen Carbon Goal"

"The Energy Department's scaled-back goal for capturing carbon at the proposed FutureGen coal-fired power project is getting poor reviews from environmentalists."

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Source: NYTimes, 06/17/2009

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"Report on Warming Offers New Details"

"Man-made climate change could bring parching droughts to the Southwest and pounding rainstorms to Washington, put Vermont maple sugar farms out of business and Key West underwater over the next century, according to a federal report released yesterday."

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Source: Wash Post, 06/17/2009

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