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Global Warming Organic News
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| Melting tropical glaciers: “canaries in the coal mine” for global climate | Developing countries worldwide rely on a consistent flow of glacial meltwater to sustain them during dry seasons, a supply now threatened by a warming climate. | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Northeastern farmers watch the decline of the sugar maple | Warming temperatures have made the sugar maple of upstate New York, New England and Canada an endangered species over the past few decades. | Apr 06, 2009 |
| Carbon soon to be the new cash crop | Rodale Institute philosophy that farmers should be paid to sequester carbon is quickly becoming reality, as farmers across the corn belt sell their credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Current Arctic meltdown may trigger many other changes | A warmer Arctic will change the entire planet, and some of the potential consequences are nothing short of catastrophic. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Pro-active carbon steps can strengthen business profits | Carbon emission rules are being tightened but, for those that manage to stay one step ahead by preparing for rules before their introduction, they can be an excellent way to gain advantages over their rivals, says Harry Morrison of the Carbon Trust. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Commodity, land groups issue greenhouse-gas policy requests | A dozen U.S. commodity, farmer and ag land groups have issued nine points they agree should guide U.S. farm policy relative to greenhouse-gas cap-and-trade legislation. | Mar 30, 2009 |
| How do your day-to-day activities impact pollution and climate change? Calculate your nitrogen footprint now | Nitrogen is not only a problem in waterways, but can be a component in potent greenhouse gases. | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Environmentalists divided over whether to conserve pristine spaces or actively use land in fight against climate change | Environmentalists nationwide now face a moment of truth, weighing habitat preservation and benefits of biodiversity against the dire, perhaps more immediate need to develop alternative energy sources and use available land to combat climate change. | Mar 27, 2009 |
| U.S. share of solar PV market plummets as progress elsewhere explodes | The world solar photovoltaic (PV) market grew by 110% last year, while U.S. investment in the industry continues to fall. | Mar 20, 2009 |
| American West shows signs of slowly drying up | Australia now enters its tenth year in the worst drought of the last 100 years, complete with bush fires and halved wheat production. | Mar 16, 2009 |
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