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1 A warmer Arctic Ocean needs shipping rules
January 15, 2008
By Robert Wade
The Arctic Ocean has until recently received about as much attention
from politicians, economists and foreign policy experts as the back of
the moon. But before long, thanks to global warming, the ocean may turn
into a new economic frontier.
www.ft.com
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2 Emission
cap deals now huge business
Tories look to market to force polluting firms to reduce emissions
Mike De Souza
January 09, 2008
The Ottawa Citizen - At the beginning of each year, European countries
set a cap on the greenhouse gas pollution from 12,000 of the largest polluting
companies in their territory.
www.canada.com/ottawacitizen
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3 Campaign puts bid to solve climate change ahead
January 10, 2008
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After just two early contests in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, some environmental groups are already declaring
a winner: the issue of climate change. "Four candidates, two states, one winner," was how the League
of Conservation Voters put it after Tuesday's New Hampshire primary victories for Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain and Iowa caucus wins for Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama.
www.reuters.com
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4 Pine beetle target of DNA research
January 13, 2008
John Cotter, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — Researchers are working to decode the DNA of mountain
pine beetles, the trees they kill and a deadly fungus to find a way of
slowing the spread of the destructive bugs.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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5 Older Arctic sea ice replaced by young, thin ice
January 13, 2008
Adapted from materials provided by University of Colorado at Boulder.
ScienceDaily - A new study by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers
indicates older, multi-year sea ice in the Arctic is giving way to younger,
thinner ice, making it more susceptible to record summer sea-ice lows
like the one that occurred in 2007.
www.sciencedaily.com
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6 Farming adds to greenhouse gases: report
January 08, 2008
Mike De Souza, National Post
OTTAWA - Big oil and gas companies aren't the only problem in the fight
against heat-trapping gases. An environmental report warns farming, fertilizer and diets are responsible
for a large chunk of the pollution blamed for global warming.
www.nationalpost.com
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