1. Presidential Initiative
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... Washington, D.C.--President Obama today announced that the federal government will reduce its own global warming emissions 28 percent by 2020. The reductions are based on the action plans of some 3...

2. Obama EPA Finalizes Endangerment Finding
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...:  The Obama administration today completed a major step in America’s path to a tackling global warming and building a clean energy future.    By finalizing the finding that carbo...

3. Other greenhouse gases
(Articles/News and Articles)

... gained increased awareness over the last year, but there's also other gases that contribute to global warming - some of them can trap more for far longer than CO2. What are these gases, what'...

4. Groups Urge Obama: Don’t Buy Canada's Dirty Oil
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... of pipelines and refineries in the U.S. Producing oil from tar sands emits three to five times the global warming pollution as conventional oil, requires excessive amounts of energy and fresh water, ...

5. The Acidification of Our Oceans
(Articles/News and Articles)

...pecies survival.  Viability and habitat are being disrupted by ocean acidification, pollution, global warming, and overfishing. Rising sea levels and temperatures  are also affecting the hea...

6. Forged Letters to Block Clean Energy?
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...nbsp;  "Our country needs a clean energy jobs bill that will boost our economy and fight global warming. Thousands of jobs could be created here if only the U.S. were to invest wisely ...

7. 100 Coal Plants Prevented or Abandoned
(Articles/News and Articles)

...r chair of the Beyond Coal Campaign. That movement has kept well over 400 million tons of harmful global warming pollution out of the air annually, making significant progress in the fight against g...

8. Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Pipelines
(Articles/News and Articles)

...astating impacts of tar sands expansion. Producing oil from tar sands emits three to five times the global warming pollution as conventional oil, requires excessive amounts of energy and fresh water, ...

9. Sierra Club Announces New Conservation Director
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..."Her record of results and strategic abilities will guide the Club as we face the challenge of global warming."   Hodgdon has a deep commitment to grassroots organizing. As the Club&rsq...

10. In Historic Step, EPA Determines Global Warming Major Threat to Human Health, Environment
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....S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson today formally determined that global warming pollution "endangers" the nation's human health and well-being. "T...

11. For peat's sake
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...tent in the peat is relased as carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas of primary concern in relation to global warming. The burning of peat unlocks carbon that has been sequestered for centuries and by bu...

12. Statement on Secretary Salazar’s Order Establishing Renewable Energy Development as Priority
(Articles/News and Articles)

...t will lessen American dependence on foreign oil and decrease fuel prices over the long-term." Global warming, growing energy needs, and the devastating ecological, economic, and national securit...

13. “Change” Delivered: Obama makes down payment on environmental legacy
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...cosystems, protecting endangered species, preserving natural resources, and slowing the increase of global warming. “President Obama’s signature on this appropriations bill today replenish...

14. How wind turbines work
(Articles/News and Articles)

...ndscapes will become an increasingly common occurrence. It's all a part of the battle to reduce global warming induced climate change and to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. While we're l...

15. Renewable energy primer
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...nt. It is the major driver of many wars, unrest and more recently issues such as climate change and global warming have become more pressing. When fossil fuels are burned, they generate carbon dioxid...

16. Sustainable Building 101
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...ast of which are the rising cost of fuel, the depletion of our natural resources, and pollution and global warming. Here are some more reasons: 1. As was mentioned above, there are several environmen...

17. Plastic
(Articles/News and Articles)

...with it are poisoning the water and causing the ocean temperature to rise, worsening the problem of global warming. Estimates are that the debris covers an area twice the size of Texas and weighs thre...

18. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
(Articles/News and Articles)

... a lot. We can and should all do something to clean up the mess that we have created. Pollution and global warming do not have to be the legacy that we leave to our children. Try carrying your own mug...

19. Huge Nationwide Rallies Call for "Green Jobs Now"
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...presented one of the largest and most diverse days of citizen action focused on economic issues and global warming in American history. "With over 650 communities, spanning every state in this co...

20. Other greenhouse gases
(Articles/News and Articles)

... gained increased awareness over the last year, but there's also other gases that contribute to global warming - some of them can trap more for far longer than CO2. What are these gases, what'...

21. Disposable vs. rechargeable batteries
(Articles/News and Articles)

... times less potential impact on non-renewable natural resources - 28 times less potential impact on global warming - 30 times less potential impact on air pollution (ozone pollution) - 9 times less po...

22. Chesapeake Climate Action Network
(Web Links / eco sites)

This is an educational site about global warming for the Md., Va., and D.C. area.