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Small Parks Could Cool Big Cities
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May 18, 2007 - LiveScience
| | Green space, such as parks and green roofs, can significantly reduce surface temperatures in cities. British scientists have found that when green spaces collect and retain water, which then later evaporates, the "urban heat island" effect can be minimized.
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NASA: Eastern U.S. Summers to Get 10 Degrees Hotter
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May 11, 2007 - USA TODAY
| | Washington -- A new NASA study predicts that summers in the Eastern U.S. will be hotter than previously thought. By the mid-2080s, daily highs will be about 10 degrees warmer than in recent years. Instead of daily summer highs in the low to mid 80s, high temperatures will regularly be in the low to mid 90s, the study found.
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IBM Vows 7 Pct. Cut in Greenhouse Gases
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March 22, 2007 - ABC News
| | Armonk, N.Y. -- IBM Corp. is pledging that by 2012, it will have reduced its greenhouse gas footprint by 7 percent since 2005. The company has already had a 6.2 percent reduction from 2002 to 2005.
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Ontario Emissions Down on Fewer Coal Power Plants
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February 15, 2007 - Yahoo! News
| | Los Angeles -- From 2003-2006, power generation from coal plants decreased by 32 percent in the Province of Ontario. As a result, the province’s greenhouse gas emissions have declined by 29 percent and sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions have each declined by about 45 percent.
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All-Star Global Concerts Come to Aid of Climate
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February 15, 2007 - ABC News
| | Los Angeles -- A worldwide string of concerts will be held on July 7 to promote awareness about global warming. The Live Earth concerts will include performances by Sheryl Crow, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Snoop Dogg.
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Canada Sets 1.28 Billion Dollars to Fight Climate Change
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February 12, 2007 - Yahoo! News
| | Ottawa -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that 1.28 billion dollars will be allocated for curbing carbon emissions. Under the Kyoto Protocol Canada has agreed to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions to 6.0 percent less than 1990 levels by 2012.
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Greenhouse Gas Ocean Burial Can Start Feb 10
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February 9, 2007 - Yahoo! News
| | Oslo -- New international rules allow carbon dioxide to be stored under the seabed. Burying carbon dioxide rather than releasing it into the atmosphere may slow the effects of global warming.
| | | By Alister Doyle © 2007 Reuters Limited © 2007 Yahoo! Inc.
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Scientists Urge Deep - Sea Cure for Climate Change
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August 16, 2006 - Planet Ark
| | Boston -- A process known as carbon sequestration may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Rather than releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, coal-burning power plants would capture, liquefying, and pump the gas under the sea floor for long term storage.
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Ocean 'Gummy Bears' Fight Global Warming
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July 22, 2006 - LiveScience.com
| | Small ocean creatures called salps may help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The process begins when phytoplankton plants extract carbon dioxide from the air and are then eaten by salps. The salps' waste, which contains carbon, then sinks to the ocean floor where it remains.
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Undersea Gas Could Speed Global Warming - Study
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July 21, 2006 - Planet Ark
| | New York -- Rising ocean temperatures may melt undersea formations called methane hydrates, which could then release methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, so a further warming of the planet would occur.
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Wildfires May Be Linked to Global Warming
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July 6, 2006 - ABC News
| | Washington -- The increasing number of large western wildfires may be attributable to global warming. Hotter temperatures and earlier spring snowmelts extend the dry season and increase the risk of wildfires.
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New Look at Melting Greenland Ice Cap
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June 24, 2006 - MSNBC
| | Copenhagen, Denmark -- Beginning next year, seven unmanned measuring stations will be installed along the edge of Greenland's ice cap. Scientists will monitor how fast the ice sheet is melting, as well as track changes in precipitation and wind. If the entire Greenland ice cap melted, global sea levels would rise by more than 20 feet.
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