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May 25, 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/25/kenya-climate-c

Nigeria is the only country that has approved a bill for a similar independent body to cut emissions and fight global warming.

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/abc-evidence-of-climate-threats-o

An email relied on by ABC Media Watch presenter Jonathan Holmes on Monday as proof that climate change scientists had received death threats is more than two years old and was referred to in an article by Clive Hamilton as having been sent to a female climate campaigner, not a scientist.

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http://wvgazette.com/News/201205240162

West Virginia political leaders on Thursday continued their criticism of what they call the Obama administration's "war on coal," despite a reported increase in mining employment and utility statements that the closure of aging coal-fired power plants was inevitable.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/opinion/once-more-on-the-law

There are few things the environmental community and the oil and gas industry agree on. But here is one: the need for the United States to join the Law of the Sea Convention, a worthy global agreement that the Senate has stubbornly refused to ratify for nearly 30 years.

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http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/Editorials/201205240106

Gradually, the mighty coal industry that ruled West Virginia (and many of its politicians) is fading to a lesser role in the state's economy. Easy-to-reach seams are being exhausted. Cheap natural gas makes coal too expensive. Coal stock prices are sinking, and some mines are being closed. The question is not "Are you for coal or against it?" The question is "What's next?"

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http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/300989/clean-coal-means-no-coa

Two weeks ago, the Obama campaign quietly edited its website to highlight the president’s support for “clean coal.” In place of a section for “energy efficiency” with no mention of coal, BarackObama.com now boasts that the stimulus package “invested substantially in carbon capture and sequestration research.”

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http://www.salon.com/2012/05/24/my_break_with_the_extreme_ri

I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity.

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May 24, 2012

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-s-energy-

Germany's energy revolution has hardly begun, but it's already running out of steam. There is a lack of political decisiveness and companies are complaining of a dearth of incentives to invest billions in necessary infrastructure. Progress or no progress, taxpayers continue footing the bill.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/23/us-climate-heat-deat

Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest US cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/science/earth/shell-arctic-o

Experts and security officials view the Alaskan Arctic as the last great domestic oil prospect. But many Alaska Natives and environmental advocates say drilling threatens wildlife and pristine shorelines, and perpetuates the nation’s reliance on dirty fossil fuels.

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