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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Reuters* Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less...Tags: University of Oxford, Global Change, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), National Government, Australia
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Elections, Kathleen Sebelius, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Benghazi
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline
Reuters(Repeats Sunday item to additional subscribers) * EU emissions trading provoked ire from U.S., China, others * European officials gave UN agency fall deadline to show progress * Little decided so far, resolution may not be ready in time By Allison...Tags: Australia, Environmental Politics, European Union, International Organizations, Federal Aviation Administration
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Greenhouse gas
On May 9, for the first time in millions of years, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere reached above 400 parts per million. What these numbers tell us is that within 25 years, if we continue to produce CO2 at our present rate, we can...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Analysis: Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline
Reuters(Reuters) - Hope is fading for a global deal to regulate the airline industry's greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a fall deadline, even though failure could push the industry back to the brink of a trade war over the European Union's emissions trading...Tags: Australia, European Union, Federal Aviation Administration, International Organizations, Weather
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LETTER: Pooh-Poohs Global Warming
In contrast to the notion that the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) reaching 400 ppm is an important milestone [May 16, Robert Thorson column, May 16, "The Mark You Don't Want to Hit"], some scientists have recently been downplaying the warming power...Tags: Environmental Issues
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'Green' gas plan offers climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger(An earlier version of this post included incorrect information about Maryland Gas & Electric, its pricing and whether it offers a "green" gas plan involving carbon offsets. The Sun regrets the errors.) ---------------- (Another in an occasional...Tags: Energy Saving, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Prices, Home Heating, Consumers
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Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site
Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, Bodies of Water, Oceans, Environmental Issues
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Lamar Alexander, Elections, Kathleen Sebelius
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, BP Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kamala D. Harris
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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, BP Plc, AAA, Environmental Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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A return to the 'era of limits' in California
In a reminder of the boom years of the late 1990s, California's fiscal picture brightened in the first few months of 2013, leaving the state unexpectedly flush with cash. But when Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his revised budget proposal Tuesday for fiscal...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Darrell Steinberg, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Government
May 19, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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