Obamas climate plan aims straight at coal
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obamas plan to curb climate change could transform American energy, potentially dealing a blow to the coal-fired power plants that supply much of the nations...
View ArticleFed report: Time to examine purposely cooling planet idea
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's time to study and maybe even test the idea of cooling the Earth by injecting sulfur pollution high in the air to reflect the sun's heat, a first-of-its-kind federal science...
View ArticleA healthier lifestyle will also help fight climate change, says study
Banning carbon dioxide-filled fizzy drinks from schools and cutting consumption of red meat and dairy products are not only ways to make Britain healthier but also key methods for tackling global...
View Article>Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Coal from Appalachia rumbles into this port city, 150 railroad cars at a time, bound for the belly of the massive cargo ship Prime Lily. The ship soon sets sail for South...
View ArticleNot in my backyard: U.S. companies sending dirty coal abroad, undermining...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America's unwanted energy leftovers to other...
View ArticleUS industry panning Obama's climate change push
President Barack Obama's push to fight global warming has triggered condemnation from the U.S. coal industry across the industrial Midwest, where state and local economies depend on the health of an...
View ArticleObama’s climate plan aims straight at coal
Washington • President Barack Obama’s plan to curb climate change could transform American energy, potentially dealing a blow to the coal-fired power plants that supply much of the nation’s electricity...
View ArticleNot in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad
Gallery: Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad Travel Deals $195 & up -- NYC: Weekends at 4-Star Downtown Hotel See all travel deals » DINA CAPPIELLO, The Associated Press Posted:...
View ArticleU.S. coal exports pollution with coal
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Coal from Appalachia rumbles into this port city, 150 railroad cars at a time, bound for the belly of the massive cargo ship Prime Lily. The ship soon sets sail for South America,...
View ArticleThe Amazing Energy Race
President Obama delivered his most important national security and jobs speech last week. I think he also mentioned something about climate change. Josh Haner/The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman Go...
View ArticleFriedman: The amazing energy race
President Barack Obama delivered his most important national security and jobs speech last week. I think he also mentioned something about climate change. The headline from Obama's speech was his...
View ArticlePreventing 'catastrophic' climate change could boost health worldwide,...
World leaders must “act now” to prevent a rise in global temperatures which could be “catastrophic” for human health, and undermine all of the medical advances made in the last half century, experts...
View ArticleFighting climate change is opportunity to improve public health
Switching to public transport could boost global health (Image: Andrew T. B. Tan/Getty) Driving cars and eating too much red meat damage more than your carbon footprint. Curbing our carbon habit...
View ArticleClimate change 'threat to health'
Climate change could have "potentially catastrophic effects" for human health, undermining all the health gains in the last half century, experts have warned. But tackling climate change by cutting...
View ArticleSaving the planet will make us healthier, major medical assessment finds
Nobel laureate Peter Doherty will speak at the Australian launch of The Lancet's special report how climate change threatens human health. Photo: Arsineh Houspian This article is part of Climate for...
View ArticleOur fossil fuel addiction harms us as well as the planet
Switching to public transport could boost global health (Image: Andrew T. B. Tan/Getty) Driving cars and eating too much red meat damage more than your carbon footprint. Curbing our carbon habit...
View ArticleClimate change threatens 50 years of progress in global health, study says
But slashing fossil fuel use also presents greatest global opportunity to improve people’s health in 21st century, says Lancet and UCL commission ...
View ArticleCut out coal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some top international doctors and public health experts have issued an urgent prescription for a feverish planet Earth: Substituting...
View ArticleTop doctors' prescription for feverish planet: Cut out coal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some top international doctors and public health experts have issued an urgent prescription for a feverish planet Earth: Get off coal as soon as possible. Substituting cleaner energy...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens Global Health
“Climate change is a medical emergency. It thus demands an emergency response, using the technologies available right now.” This is the conclusion drawn in a new report commissioned by The Lancet and...
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