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| Fracking critics unhappy with Obama climate speech Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:46 PM PDT  President Barack Obama's speech this week on climate change forcefully rejected some key arguments made by opponents of natural gas fracking, upsetting some environmental groups that otherwise back his ... Full Story | Top |
| Weather Blog: Tornado Watch Issued For Delaware Valley Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:12 PM PDT Full Story | Top |
| More Species at Risk from Climate Change Than Thought Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:42 AM PDT  Climate change predictions paint a bleak picture for much of the world's flora and fauna: Species that can't keep up with a warming world will be pushed toward extinction unless conservation efforts can save them, the thinking goes. But a new study warns that many of the creatures most vulnerable to climate change are not currently considered conservation priorities. Full Story | Top |
| Global Warming Worsened Australia's Record Hot Summer Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:41 AM PDT Human-caused global warming played a role in making this past summer Australia's hottest on record, a new study suggests. Full Story | Top |
| The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 07:58 AM PDT For a century, coal dominated America's energy landscape, cheaply fueling the factories of the Rust Belt and lighting up homes across the country. King Coal also enjoyed almost unrivaled influence in Washington. On Capitol Hill, the muscular coal lobby routinely rolled its opponents. In particular, the clout of the coal lobby—and the money it doled out—was a major reason Congress has never enacted a serious climate-change law. Full Story | Top |
| Britain's shale gas firms to offer host communities sweeteners Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 03:58 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Companies that explore for shale gas in Britain have pledged to provide sweeteners worth 100,000 pounds to communities located near exploratory wells and 1 per cent of revenues from each production site, the government said on Thursday. "Companies have pledged to engage with communities early (prior to any application for planning permission), and to provide community benefits in areas where shale is commercially extracted," the Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Republicans Answer Obama With Drilling Bill Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:18 PM PDT Just one day after President Obama unveiled his plan to bypass Congress and combat climate change using executive-branch regulations, House Republican leaders touted their proposal to vote Friday on legislation to expand offshore oil and natural-gas drilling. Full Story | Top |
| Dangerous heat wave forecast for Arizona, California deserts Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:43 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A potentially deadly heat wave is expected to bear down on some Arizona and California desert areas in the next few days, forecasters said on Wednesday. The mercury is predicted to soar well past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and perhaps top 120F (40s and 50s degrees Celsius) starting on Friday in the deserts of southeast California and southern Arizona, Weather.com and the National Weather Service said. ... Full Story | Top |
| To Voters, Obama's Polarizing Climate Plan Pits Environment Against Jobs Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:48 PM PDT Yahoo News asked Americans to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, parts of which he unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Below are excerpted responses we received. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Climate Change Agenda a Solution in Search of a Problem Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:10 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Commentary: I Can See Both Sides of Obama's Environmental Plans Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:09 PM PDT  Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Climate Bell Tolls Loudly and Poorly for Virginia Coal Fields Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:04 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Torrential rains prompt flood warnings in Midwest Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:53 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rains slammed Illinois and other Midwest states on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings and causing flight cancellations, commuter train delays and road closings. Up to 5 inches of rain fell in some places and the National Weather Service warned residents in the region to brace for more downpours and possibly severe thunderstorms Wednesday night. The weather service issued multiple flash flood and flood warnings for counties in northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana and southeastern Wisconsin. ... Full Story | Top |
| Weather again limits search for Mount Hood climber Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:20 PM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Poor visibility and avalanche danger limited the search Wednesday for a climber missing on Oregon's Mount Hood. Full Story | Top |
| NASA Chief Lauds Obama's Climate Change Plan Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:05 PM PDT  President Barack Obama's ambitious new strategy to combat climate change has won big praise from NASA, with the head of the U.S. space agency pledging a steadfast commitment to tracking the health of planet Earth. Full Story | Top |
| Canada adds icy weather to icewine rules Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:50 PM PDT  By Peter N Henderson TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is tightening the rules for producing its popular icewine, a sweet dessert wine that is only made in cold climates, to crack down on fraudsters who sell mislabeled bottles that don't make the grade. In regulations published this week, the Canadian government said any bottle labeled and sold as icewine must be made only from grapes that have frozen on the vine. Some producers of counterfeit ice wine add artificial sweetener to mimic the wine's sugary taste, while others freeze grapes after they have been picked. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sector roundup: Coal companies, gold miners Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:44 PM PDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, June 26, from AP Business News: — The decline in coal stocks deepened as investors absorbed President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change, which ... Full Story | Top |
| Commentary: Is President Obama's Climate Plan All It's Cracked Up to Be? Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Climate Speech Lacks Sexiness Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Climate Action Plan Is Leadership in the Face of Change Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| The 'President of Hope' Owes U.S. More on Environment Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT  Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| In Climate Speech, Obama Emits Policy-Changing Cloud Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT Yahoo News asked voters to comment on President Barack Obama's climate change plan, which he largely unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
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