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Last Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:01

GLOBAL WARMING AND HURRICANES
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Global warming is making the ocean warmer, which in turn makes it more likely for hurricanes, when they do form, to become stronger and more destructive, but the link between global warming and the number of hurricanes that form each year remains unclear.
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HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING IPCC REPORTS
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
An independent panel of scientists and other experts released a report today recommending new policies to improve Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on climate change.
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JUDGE DISMISSES CUCCINELLI INVESTIGATION
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) called today’s decisions by a Virginia judge to dismiss Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s demand for documents related to research by climate scientist Michael Mann a “victory for scientific discovery.”
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Independent Panel to Issue Recommendations for Improving U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reports
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
An independent panel of scientists and other experts will release a report on August 30 assessing the IPCC's procedures for producing reports on the state of climate change science, impacts...
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Texas Oil Companies Fund Ballot Measure to Block CA Clean Energy Law
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The campaign promoting Proposition 23, a referendum on California’s November ballot that would essentially annul the state’s landmark clean energy law, is being funded primarily by two Texas-based oil companies.
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Court Should Reject VA Attorney General’s Subpeona for UVA Climate Scientist’s Documents
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments on Friday regarding Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s request for University of Virginia documents related to government grants climate scientist Michael...
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Drought in Russia; Floods in Pakistan and China; High Temps in the U.S. Consistent with Climate Change Projections
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
A number of extreme weather events have been happening around the world this summer, which are consistent with climate change projections.
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Senate Inaction on Climate Infuriating, Distressing and Inexcusable
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Senate will adjourn for its August recess today without passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill – inaction the Union of Concerned Scientists called “infuriating, distressing and inexcusable.”
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VA Attorney General Continues to Misrepresent Climate Science in His Latest Court Filing Against UVA
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s July 13 court filing requesting documents related to climate scientist Michael Mann from the University of Virginia contains even more false and misleading claims than...
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Cuccinelli Keeps Getting Science Wrong
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s July 13 court filing requesting documents related to climate scientist Michael Mann from the University of Virginia contains even more false and misleading claims than...
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EPA Correctly Rejects Petitioners Challenging Climate Science in Endangerment Finding
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today rejected petitions from Peabody Coal, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Commonwealth of Virginia and others that asked the agency to rescind its scientific...
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