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Climate change affects the seasons: autumn doesn’t know if it’s coming or going
Posted by Telegraph: John Lister-Kaye on November 6th, 2011
Telegraph: "And why?' my wife Lucy demanded yesterday as she peeled off her gardening gloves, "are my clematis and roses in full bloom on November 1, and why am I still being bitten by gnats and midges?' Standing in shirt sleeves and muddy-kneed cords, brandishing a pair of secateurs, she sounded cross. "I'm supposed to be putting the garden to bed for the winter, not admiring summer flowers and swatting bugs.'
The truth is, I don't know. I'm not convinced anyone knows exactly how climate change is affecting...
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Keystone pipeline decision could be delayed until after election
Posted by LA Times: Neela Banerjee on November 6th, 2011
LA Times: The Obama administration is considering a move that could delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline by requiring sponsors to reduce the project's environmental risks before it can be approved, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations.
The step might put off a decision until after the 2012 election and be a way for the White House to at least temporarily avoid antagonizing either the unions that support the pipeline or the environmental activists who oppose it as...