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Climate Change Shown to Be a Historical Cause Of Armed Conflicts in China

July 13, 2007 – 7:02 am

From: Climate Crisis Coalition
Climate Change Shown to Be a Historical Cause Of Armed Conflicts in China
ScienceDaily, July 10, 2007
“Climate change, and the resulting shortage of ecological resources, could be to blame for armed conflicts in the future, according to David Zhang from the University of Hong Kong and colleagues. Their research, which highlights how temperature [...]

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Major Cities Planting More Trees to Beat the Heat

July 12, 2007 – 1:02 pm

Climate Crisis Coalition
Major Cities Planting More Trees to Beat the Heat
By Diane Dietz, The Eugene Register Guard, July 10, 2007
“When you head out into the 100-degree blast furnace of a day today, remember that trees may be your best friends… Major U.S. cities have felt the heat and are launching aggressive tree-planting efforts to [...]

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Welcome our new contributor: FloridaWeatherInfoLady

July 11, 2007 – 11:03 am

Michelle Dyer, the Florida Weather Info Lady left us a comment that I thought I would share. It was in reference to my Welcome post.
I believe it is, because the whole idea involves educating folks on things that they might not think on everyday of the week. After all, the drought here in the Southeast [...]

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Will Summer Heat Again Force France to Shut Down Nuclear Plants?

June 23, 2007 – 10:40 pm

Climate Crisis Coalition
Will Summer Heat Again Force France to Shut Down Nuclear Plants?
By Anita Elash, The Toronto Globe and Mail, June 22, 2007.
“The French have long been proud of the fact that nearly 80 per cent of their electricity comes from a sophisticated network of nuclear power plants… prepares for a predicted heat wave this [...]

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