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NOAA Chief Urges Creating National Climate Service
Associated Press, Randolph E. Schmid, 5.14.08
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet’s temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is proposing creation of a new National Climate Service.
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Mary Claypool: Green-collar jobs likely to increase
Monterey County The Herald (California), Mary Claypool, 5.13.08
Take note because the color of your job just may be changing. We are all familiar with the terms white-collar jobs, which include salaried professionals and clerical workers, and blue-collar jobs which involve manual labor.
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Seed giants see gold in climate change
Asia Times, Hope Shand, 5.15.08
First the biotech industry promised that its genetically engineered seeds would clean up the environment. Then they told us biotech crops would feed the world. Neither came to pass. Soon we’ll hear that genetically engineered climate-hardy seeds are the essential adaptation strategy for crops to withstand drought, heat, cold, saline soils and more.
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United Nations Has A Tree-mendous Goal
Washington Post, 5.14.08
The United Nations is leading an effort to plant 7 billion trees worldwide — to help protect the environment and slow climate change — by the end of next year.
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May 14th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Check this US Energy Consumption Map out, interactive Carbon Footprint maps and charts, illustrating the Greenest United States.
http://www.eredux.com/states/