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shared by rchitnis on 29 Oct 12 - No Cached

Imagine that 15 million people are essentially off-limits to pollsters because of the hurricane, because they are without power, displaced from their homes or otherwise are well-adjusted human beings who are more interested in looking after their families than in answering a political survey. The Northeast is Democratic leaning, of course: imagine that these voters would prefer Barack Obama to Mitt Romney by a net of 20 percentage points, on average.Fifteen million Americans represent about one-twentieth of the American population. If one-twentieth of Americans, who are 20 points Democratic-leaning, are unable to reply to surveys, Mr. Obama’s standing in the polls would be negatively impacted by a net of one percentage point as a result.
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shared by jayesty11 on 07 May 13 - No Cached

Even A Moderate Price For Carbon Pollution Has a Big Impact On U.S. Emissions
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shared by New Student One on 01 Oct 12 - No Cached

shared by jayesty11 on 30 Oct 12 - No Cached

For example, rising sea levels in the Northeast, which are increasing three to four times faster than global rates, according to federal statistics, will bring more flooding and damaging storm surges that ride atop high seas. Warmer air can hold more water vapor, meaning storms could drop more precipitation. New England has seen more erratic precipitation in recent years with extreme rain and snowfall events increasing by 85 percent since 1948, according to a climate report issued last week by US Representative Ed Markey, called “The New New England.”
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shared by jayesty11 on 02 Oct 12 - No Cached

To help the candidates answer a “what will you do about the climate” question, the Presidential Climate Action Project will release the latest of its reports next week on what the President and his Administration can do, with or without Congress.  Among its proposals will be how the next Administration can launch America’s deliberate and historic transition to an advanced energy economy. The bottom line is this: The American people are finding they can’t run and can’t hide from the insidious impacts of global warming. Political candidates should not be allowed to hide from the issue, either.
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shared by New Student One on 01 Oct 12 - No Cached

Research is supporting efforts to promote sustainable solutions to climate change by providing the scientific information, models, methods, and analytical tools that can be used to develop plans and strategies to adapt to changes to our climate and reduce the impact.
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shared by jayesty11 on 27 Nov 12 - No Cached

How is science underpinning the climate talks in Doha? 26 Nov 2012, 16:15Roz Pidcock Could laptop models help negotiators imagine the impacts of climate change? How could emissions accounting be improved to include land use? With the UN's COP18 international climate talks starting today, we look at some recent developments in science and political research that can play a part in helping countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
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