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18 Dec 2008
By Harvey Leifert
For the Daily Climate
SAN FRANCISCO – The most important question about "peak oil" – and one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate models – is whether the end of oil will usher in a century of coal. MORE...
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16 Dec 2008
Science must evolve to tackle the challenges of warming, researchers say
By Harvey Leifert
For the Daily Climate
SAN FRANCISCO – As the science of climate change matures and the need to prepare for its consequences presses, scientists must change their focus to advise local and regional leaders on how best to adapt to a warmer future, two senior climate researchers said Monday. MORE...
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12 Dec 2008
Cleaning the air helps cool planet
By Douglas Fischer
Daily Climate editor
Local and state regulators have new ammunition in the fight to justify expensive air pollution rules: Cutting smog and soot has an immediate impact on climate change. MORE...
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20 Nov 2008
Solar thermal comes out of the shadows
By Douglas Fischer
Daily Climate editor
There is energy to be harvested in deserts of Southern California, Arizona, Spain and Africa: Sunlight focused so intensely it can melt salt, vaporize water and run air conditioners from Phoenix to Seville long after the sun has set. MORE...
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11 Nov 2008
The ocean's acid test
By Douglas Fischer
Daily Climate editor
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11 Nov 2008
By Doug Struck
for the Daily Climate
State laws passed over the last eight years will help shape a national response to climate change but also may complicate federal efforts to set nationwide standards. Many of the state laws approved in the face of federal inaction are boldly ambitious, and Congress will be pressed not to undercut those goals. MORE...
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6 Nov. 2008
The dirty side to 'clean' coal
By Douglas Fischer
Daily Climate editor
DOROTHY, W. Va. – This is mountaintop removal mining, the underbelly of the promise of clean, home-grown energy touted by industry and politicians. MORE...
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