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Religious leaders act on climate change (AP)

by Yahoo! News: Environment News
AP - A coalition of religious leaders urged Congress on Wednesday to ensure that the poor and most vulnerable are protected from the effects of climate change.

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Fires spew tons of global warming gas (AP)

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Graphic shows carbon dioxide emission levels from wildfires in the U.S.; two sizes; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101.6 mm; 1c x 7 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 184.2 mmAP - In one week, Southern California's wildfires spewed the same amount of carbon dioxide — the primary global warming gas — as the state's power plants and vehicles did, scientists figure.


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Using Fires To Sell Global Warming (Investor’s Business Daily)

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Investor's Business Daily - Climate Change: We don't know which is weirder -- Dennis Kucinich's belief in UFOs or the House holding hearings on Harry Reid's claim that global warming caused California's wildfires. The "scientific link" doesn't exist.

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Cautious optimism for the reocvery of the threatened Amur tiger

by Mongabay.com news
In a world where many animals are under siege, the Amur tiger -- popularly known in the West as the Siberian tiger -- offers an encouraging message: the population of the huge cat is showing signs of recovery.

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Optimism for recovery of the threatened Amur tiger

by Mongabay.com news
In a world where many animals are under siege, the Amur tiger -- popularly known in the West as the Siberian tiger -- offers an encouraging message: the population of the huge cat is showing signs of recovery.

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Boreal forest fires important source of emissions

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Forest fires in the boreal forests of Canada are an important source of greenhouse gas emissions reports a new study published in the journal Nature.

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Agriculture is primary driver of mangrove destruction

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Agricultural expansion -- not shrimp farming -- is driving the rapid destruction of the world's mangrove forests, reports a new study published in the Journal of Biogeography.

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Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought

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NAmphibian extinction rates may be higher than previously thought, according to new DNA analysis that found more than 60 unrecognized species in the Guiana Shield of South America.

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Dutch: no subsidies for biofuels-driven rainforest destruction

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The Dutch government will exclude palm oil from "green energy" subsidies as growing evidence suggests that palm oil is often less sustainable than advertised.

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Threatened Amur tiger shows signs of recovery

by Mongabay.com news
In a world where many animals are under siege, the Amur tiger -- popularly known in the West as the Siberian tiger -- offers an encouraging message: the population of the huge cat is showing signs of recovery.

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