GLOBAL WARMING

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Canada oil sector must keep cleaning up act: Prentice

The U.S.-imposed delay of TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline shows Canada's energy industry cannot relax efforts to improve its environmental record, a former top minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government said on Monday.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record High: U.N.

The United Nation's weather agency, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has released a report that suggests the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2010. The report particularly noted the levels of nitrous oxide.
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California High-Speed Rail Cost Estimate Soars

The latest business plan for California's proposed bullet-train system puts its cost estimate at nearly $100 billion, more than twice a previous estimate and a stunning amount of money for lawmakers who must decide whether to move forward with the project.
Global Warming

Global Warming is Real: Study

Many are still skeptics to the global warming phenomenon, but a new Berkeley study appears to confirm the existence of the climate change.

Senate Approves Bryson as Commerce Secretary

The U.S. Senate, on a bipartisan vote of 74-26 on Thursday, confirmed former energy company executive John Bryson as commerce secretary, despite the objection of some Republicans due to his background as an environmentalist.
Global warming could result in shrinking body size of fish and other instability in marine ecosystem and aquatic animals.

Global Warming Dangerously Shrinking Plant, Animal Species: Experts

Rising global temperatures are responsible for a reduction in the size of plants and animals all over the world, say conservation biologists. What's more, the disparity in shrinking across species could pose a threat to the natural balance of established ecosystems.
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Toxic Seaweed Killing Coral: Study

Coral reefs, whose decline was earlier linked with coastal pollution, global warming and sunscreen, are majorly affected by the chemicals released from seaweed.
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I can create 1.2 million energy jobs: Perry

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry outlined plans on Friday to dramatically increase energy production and create 1.2 million jobs, taking aim at federal regulations he said are strangling the economy.

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