Denver Post: Swinging through Colorado to promote legislation aimed at adapting to climate change, U.S….
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Australia: A carbon tax makes sense
Business Spectator: In a well-timed piece of publishing, the Committee for the Economic Development of…
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The end of the ‘cheap food’ era
Special Broadcasting Service: Scientists say food production is heading for big trouble, as global warming…
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United States: Hoosier Senators Feeling Heat, May Be Hard Sell on Climate
Climatewire: Indiana’s two U.S. senators are considered critical fence sitters on major climate legislation moving…
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Selling Americans on a ‘Green-Collar’ Economy
Washington Post: Van Jones may have one of the hottest assignments in the Obama administration…
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Google Offers Testers a Sip of Caffeine
As if its widely acknowledged dominance of the U.S. search engine market is not enough,…
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Facebook Slurps Up FriendFeed
In a continuing bid to make itself ever more relevant to advertisers and open its…
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Middle-aged ‘Macho Men’ Are Less Likely To Obtain Preventative Care, Sociologists Find
Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men…
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New Fireproof Coatings Can Really Take The Heat
Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS (“hybrid inorganic polymer system”) are showing they can…
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Amazonian Tribe Sheds Light On Causes Of Heart Disease In Developed Countries
Heart attacks and strokes — the leading causes of death in the United States and…