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Our Voice: Climate change is real
Posted by Desert Sun: Editorial on June 22nd, 2014
Desert Sun: Increasing temperatures are having a slow but dramatic affect on plants, animals and people in the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.
As part of a three-part series on climate change, a Desert Sun analysis of more than 30 weather stations throughout the Southwest found that average monthly temperatures were 1.7 degrees hotter in the past 20 years than the average in the decades before 1960. Nighttime lows rose an average 3 degrees. Palm Springs is 3.4 degrees hotter and nighttime lows are...
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Australian concern over global warming rebounds
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2014
Guardian: The number of Australians who consider global warming a "serious" concern has increased for the second year running, while the Australian government remains a laggard. Share Tweet this Email WASHINGTON, D.C. - JUNE 12: US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Tony Abbott meet. Abbott is seriously out of step with the USA on climate change policy. Photograph: UPI/Landov/Barcroft Media
This year has seen a resurgence of "serious and pressing" concern over global warming with the second consecutive...
PA Cracks The Top Ten List Of Toxic Chemicals In Waterways
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2014
CBS: Pennsylvania has the nation`s seventh-highest volume of toxic chemicals being released into its waterways, according to a new report. New Jersey ranks 14th. Now, a coalition of environmental groups is urging greater protection for local waterways.
David Masur of Penn Environment stood on the banks of the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row, overlooking a waterfall-- a scenic spot to deliver a grim message.
“Polluters dumped more than 2.3 million pounds of toxic chemicals,” he said, “making...