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Is Climate Change a Four-Letter Word?

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by Larry Powell If it isn't a "dirty" topic, why then do so many people seem to prefer to walk on hot coals rather than talk about it? I happen to be one who believes climate change is not only real and affecting us now, but is caused by the way we live on this earth as humans. But don't take my word for it. That is exactly what the world's best scientific minds have been telling us for years. But nobody seems to be listening; or, even worse, refusing to hear! And what about the skyrocketing number of deadly storms, both around the world and here on our own doorstep ? I've either been seeing them in the news, a lot, or experiencing them, first hand. Haven't you?   Trees brought down by the storm in the Vosges forest, France De. '99 Courtesy of the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Galerie I have sometimes tried to get people to tell me what they believe might be behind all this weird weather. (I'm usually met with stoney silence or a noncommittal

Anti-Tarsands Protest Unfurled on Calgary Tower

Tuesday, August 3, 2010- CBC News

In World of Weeds, Nature Laughs Last

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By: Laura Rance - 31/07/2010 Winnipeg Free Press While an invasive plant called... Pigweed photo Courtesy of the University of Arkansas

BP Oil Spill: Obama Administration's Scientists Admit Alarm Over Chemicals

guardian.co.uk , Tuesday 3 August 2010 Environmental Protection Agency experts expressed concerns to superiors about use of dispersants, says whistleblower group

Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest and Climate Protection Precedent

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Au 1 - 2010 EcoEarth - It is reported Ecuador...

Chemicals Are Likely Cause of Feminization of Fish Present in Two Rivers in Alberta, Researchers Find

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ScienceDaily (July 30, 2010) The South Saskatchewan River near Medicine Hat, AB Courtesy of Fotosearch

Death Toll From Russian Wildfires Reaches 40

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Jim Heintz, The Associated Press - 2/08/2010 Moscow Shrouded in New Blanket of Smoke

Scientists Deeply Concerned About BP Disaster's Long-Term Impact

By Dahr Jamail - GULFPORT, Louisiana, Aug 2, 2010 (IPS) Contrary to...

Robert Redford Video on Shell Oil

Canadians Protest Enbridge Expansion Plans

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Jul 31 0 2010 - Battle Creek Enquirer Canadians familiar with North America's largest... Greenpeace protesters dressed as oil workers walk past the flow of molasses and water meant to represent an oil spill outside the offices of pipeline and energy company Enbridge in Vancouver, British Columbia July 28, 2010. The Greenpeace group were protesting the pipeline burst on the Kalamazoo River in the United States and the future plans to build a new pipeline in British Columbia. REUTERS/Andy Clark

EPA Rejects Petitions to Reverse Climate Change Endangerment Finding

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Environmental News Service. WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2010 (ENS) The Environmental Protection Agency today... (AFP/File/Saul Loeb)