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Americans connect dots between global warming and extreme weather - Capital Weather Gan... - 0 views

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  • CI Editorial on 27 Jun 12
     
    Most Americans get it: global warming is intensifying heat waves and extreme precipitation to some degree. That's the take away from a new public opinion survey from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.
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About a Dozen Environment Reporters Left at Top 5 U.S. Papers | InsideClimate News - 0 views

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  • "Without properly trained science journalists to serve as honest brokers ... the public is increasingly ill-equipped to sift through the cacophony of anti-scientific propaganda that pervades the public discourse and to identify the emerging threats to our health and our environment," Mann said. 
  • With two editors and seven reporters dedicated exclusively to environmental coverage, the Times has long been home to the single largest environment staff of any daily U.S. newspaper. Its coverage has become even more important in recent years, because many struggling papers have slashed their reporting staffs, often relying on the Times as inspiration for the stories they do cover.
  • Once the Times' environmental desk is dismantled, the nation's top five newspapers by readership—the Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal—will have about a dozen reporters and a handful of editors among them whose primary responsibility is to cover the environment. The New York Times has yet to reassign its reporters so a precise tally is not possible.
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The End of Pasta - Newsweek and The Daily Beast - 0 views

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  • “I don’t think there’s any question” that climate change is already affecting wheat production in North Dakota, says Roger Johnson, a former durum farmer who was the state’s agriculture commissioner from 1996 to 2009.
  • The televised horrors of Hurricane Sandy may help break the climate silence that still afflicts many Americans. “Mother Nature is better at bringing people to Jesus than any politician is,” notes Jay Fuhrer, the extension agent. But a fear of offending friends and neighbors still inhibits many. “The first thing we always talk about here is the weather, because it affects our lives so much,” says Donny Nelson. “But global warming, people just don’t get into it.”
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  • le underground locations, has given rise to a massive expansion of production. In November the International Energy Agency projected that the U.S. will become the world’s leading oil producer by 2020, surpassing even Saudi Arabia. The Bakken deposits are a big reason why.
  • In November the International Energy Agency projected that the U.S. will become the world’s leading oil producer by 2020, surpassing even Saudi Arabia. The Bakken deposits are a big reason why.
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The Myth of Sustainable Meat - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • CI Editorial on 27 Jun 12
     
    For all the strengths of these alternatives, however, they're ultimately a poor substitute for industrial production. Although these smaller systems appear to be environmentally sustainable, considerable evidence suggests otherwise.
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The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism - 0 views

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  • CI Editorial on 27 Jun 12
     
    A useful primer with lots of infographics, in PDF format.
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E.P.A. Emissions Rules Backed by Court - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • “This is how science works,” they wrote. “The E.P.A. is not required to reprove the existence of the atom every time it approaches a scientific question.”
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Climate Change, Extreme Weather Linked In Studies Examining Texas Drought And U.K. Heat - 0 views

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  • "Currently, attribution of single extreme events to anthropogenic climate change remains challenging,"
  • Attribution is possible, they said, as long as it is framed in terms of probability, rather than certainty. So instead of saying climate change caused a heat wave, researchers could gauge how much more or less likely the heat wave was in a world where the climate is changing
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Matthew Spiegl: Ocean Frontiers: A Film for Everyone Who Cares About the Sea - 1 views

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  • Science Knowledge on 31 Jul 12
     
    Lindsey Fong has a copy of the DVD if anyone wants to borrow!
  • CI Editorial on 01 Aug 12
     
    Thanks for letting us know. It may be a good film for the CI Women's Network or any other CI group to watch.
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