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A call to action on climate change
News, Published on 20/01/2013
» The latest US Federal Advisory Committee Draft Climate Assessment Report should silence climate change deniers, but, of course, it won't. The third National Climate Assessment is the work of more than 240 climate scientists and, after extensive review from the National Academies of Sciences, is awaiting submission to the federal government pending further review. The report draws mostly from studies done in the US, but since climate patterns don't respect national borders it can be assumed that its conclusions can be universally applied; as well, much of the data was compiled globally.
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Lust for votes v city's needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/12/2012
» The oft-cited "give a man a fish" proverb can be applied to the government's first-car scheme.
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Put up with this air pollution? You've got to be choking
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/01/2013
» I've almost completed the checklist for my Beijing journey. From Beijing duck, and a palace walk to Beijing's food street, I've finally arrived at the "Beijing cough" _ the one thing on the list that no one wants to tick.
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Postbag: Breaking the cycle
News, Published on 22/12/2012
» The decision to hold a referendum is a sensible one, if for no reason other than to settle once and for all whether the 2007 charter is considered unacceptable by the majority of the people, and whether the majority even consider replacing it to be a priority.
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Message from Sandy is clear
News, Published on 02/11/2012
» Global warming was never mentioned in the US presidential debates, but its wrath in the form of Superstorm Sandy has swept both candidates off their feet and wreaked havoc along its trail.
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Climate change hope rests with Qatar meet
News, Published on 23/11/2012
» We have learnt to expect surprises at UN climate change summits.
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Thai power development plan is at odds with reality
News, Published on 24/09/2012
» Thailand could substantially lower its future greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the welfare of its people _ even without disturbing its current economic growth rate. So what's stopping the government from setting and binding a national emissions reduction target?
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Time is still on their side ... just about
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/07/2012
» The most disturbing news of last week was the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first-ever gig, at the Marquee club in London _ July 12, 1962 to be precise. Now, that makes me feel decidedly ancient.
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Floods and drought highlight summer of climate truth
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 31/07/2012
» For years, climate scientists have been warning the world that the heavy use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) threatens the world with human-induced climate change. The rising atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, would warm the planet and change rainfall and storm patterns and raise sea levels. Now those changes are hitting in every direction, even as powerful corporate lobbies and media propagandists like Rupert Murdoch try to deny the truth.
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No to 'crafty' charter
News, Published on 07/07/2012
» Re: ''Court tackles charter brouhaha'' (BP, July 6).
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