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		<title>Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with PM Singh, commits to go to India next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with Singh
WASHINGTON — Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India&#8217;s fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world&#8217;s largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India&#8217;s &#8220;rightful place as a global .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hails-us-india-ties-amid-talks-with-pm-singh-commits-to-go-to-india-next-year-235325/">Original article &nbsp;: Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with PM Singh, commits to go to India next year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Pentagon: US to look at own role in Afghan graft
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
He said the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-chief-says-us-will-examine-its-own-contracts-in-hopes-of-reducing-afghan-corruption-233638/">Original article &nbsp;: Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Daly</dc:creator>
		
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Forest Service says trees can slow climate change

WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told a Senate panel on Wednesday that his agency ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-panel-studies-whether-national-forests-can-be-used-to-store-carbon-slow-global-warming-231911/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slowing population growth could help in the battle against global warming, UN agency says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

LONDON — The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.
The agency did not recommend countries set limits on how many children people should have, but said: .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slowing-population-growth-could-help-in-the-battle-against-global-warming-un-agency-says-231586/" title="Slowing population growth could help in the battle against global warming, UN agency says">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions as global conference in Copenhagen looms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Anna</dc:creator>
		
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US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions
BEIJING — A joint statement by the U.S. and Chinese presidents on climate change is encouraging as pressure builds in the last few weeks before a 192-nation conference in Copenhagen, but the language leaves a lot unsaid, observers in both countries said Wednesday.
The world&#8217;s two largest polluters talked .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-china-climate-statement-raises-hopes-questions-as-global-conference-in-copenhagen-looms-231437/">Read the original article &nbsp;: US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions as global conference in Copenhagen looms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: Gov&#8217;ts consider climate change the biggest humanitarian challenge facing the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Survey: Gov&#8217;ts see climate change as aid challenge
NAIROBI, Kenya — A global network of aid agencies says world powers consider climate change the most significant challenge to humanitarian work.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says rich, middle-income and poor nations expect aid agencies to face more demands caused by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-govts-consider-climate-change-the-biggest-humanitarian-challenge-facing-the-world-231048/" title="Survey: Gov&#8217;ts consider climate change the biggest humanitarian challenge facing the world">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says US, China want climate change deal that will &#8216;rally the world&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: US, China want climate change deal
BEIJING — President Barack Obama says the United States and China are looking for a comprehensive deal during next month&#8217;s climate change summit that will &#8220;rally the world.&#8221;
Obama says the goal at the Copenhagen meeting should be an agreement that has &#8220;immediate operational affect,&#8221; not just a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-us-china-want-climate-change-deal-that-will-rally-the-world-230819/">Read : Obama says US, China want climate change deal that will &#8216;rally the world&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty

JOHANNESBURG — A South African who battled apartheid as a teen, then went on to lead global campaigns to end poverty and protect human rights took over Monday as the new international head of the environmental group Greenpeace.
Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International&#8217;s new executive director, said climate change makes his  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-greenpeace-chief-brings-experience-fighting-poverty-racism-to-environmental-campaign-230403/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says US, China must cooperate to solve global challenges, including climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: US, China must cooperate on global issues
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama says there are very few global challenges that can be solved unless the U.S. and China cooperate.
Obama says climate change is one of the most critical challenges. As nations prepare for next month&#8217;s climate change conference in Copenhagen, Obama says leaders .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-us-china-must-cooperate-to-solve-global-challenges-including-climate-change-230232/">Source &nbsp;: Obama says US, China must cooperate to solve global challenges, including climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Walking a fine line: Obama seeks Chinese help on global problems while supporting human rights</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/walking-a-fine-line-obama-seeks-chinese-help-on-global-problems-while-supporting-human-rights-230094/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama sought a political balance Monday on his first trip to China, seeking help on urgent global problems while weighing if and when to raise concerns over human rights.
Obama&#8217;s agenda began with talks with local politicians and, in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/walking-a-fine-line-obama-seeks-chinese-help-on-global-problems-while-supporting-human-rights-230094/">Walking a fine line: Obama seeks Chinese help on global problems while supporting human rights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jellyfish spread in world&#8217;s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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KOKONOGI, Japan — A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass. The fishermen leaned into the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jellyfish-spread-in-worlds-oceans-devastating-fisheries-stinging-millions-warming-blamed-230059/">Jellyfish spread in world&#8217;s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asia-Pacific leaders outline new growth strategies, open trade; no new climate initiatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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APEC urges new growth model, climate pact progress
SINGAPORE — Open trade and people-centered strategies are key for sustained, stable growth, President Barack Obama and Asia-Pacific leaders said Sunday, pledging to persist with stimulus spending until a global recovery is assured.
The leaders wrapped up the annual meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asia-pacific-leaders-outline-new-growth-strategies-open-trade-no-new-climate-initiatives-230039/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
While publicizing progress with Russia on arms ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-medvedev-see-nuclear-pact-in-sight-climate-change-deal-illusive-229835/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
While publicizing progress with Russia ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-medvedev-see-nuke-pact-in-sight-climate-change-deal-illusive-229831/">In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeking to move ahead on climate deal, nuclear arms-control treaty during Asia meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and other world leaders agreed Sunday that next month&#8217;s much-anticipated climate change summit will be merely a way station, not the once hoped-for end point, in the search for a worldwide global warming treaty.
The 192-nation climate conference beginning in three weeks in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-seeking-to-move-ahead-on-climate-deal-nuclear-arms-control-treaty-during-asia-meetings-229670/">Source article &nbsp;: Obama seeking to move ahead on climate deal, nuclear arms-control treaty during Asia meetings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Official: Leaders meeting in Asia agree that accord on climate change will take time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Hutzler</dc:creator>
		
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US Official: Climate agreement will take time
SINGAPORE — A senior Obama administration official says world leaders agree that next month&#8217;s much-anticipated international summit on climate change will be a preliminary step that will require subsequent efforts to tackle global warming.
National security aide Michael Froman said Sunday that President Barack Obama and other leaders ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-leaders-meeting-in-asia-agree-that-accord-on-climate-change-will-take-time-229662/">Read : US Official: Leaders meeting in Asia agree that accord on climate change will take time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii&#8217;s beaches are shrinking; scientists say the trend will accelerate with global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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KAILUA, Hawaii — Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.
&#8220;It really used to be a beautiful beach,&#8221; said the 35-year-old mother of two. &#8220;And now when you look .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaiis-beaches-are-shrinking-scientists-say-the-trend-will-accelerate-with-global-warming-229575/" title="Hawaii&#8217;s beaches are shrinking; scientists say the trend will accelerate with global warming">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says all nations must do their part against climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama urges all nations to fight climate change
TOKYO — President Barack Obama is calling on all nations to accept responsibility for fighting climate change.
But he says he&#8217;s not expecting that it will be easy to reach an agreement at a climate change summit next month in Copenhagen.
Speaking in Tokyo, Obama said nations that .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-all-nations-must-do-their-part-against-climate-change-229070/">Obama says all nations must do their part against climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA deputies arrest 74-year-old tagging suspect, call him county&#8217;s oldest ever graffiti suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES — A 74-year-old man said to be the oldest graffiti vandal ever captured in Los Angeles County was arrested Friday, authorities said. Deputies spotted the septuagenarian John Scott putting stickers on a stairwell at a downtown Metro Center subway station. The black-and-orange bumper stickers ask, &#8220;Who is John ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-deputies-arrest-74-year-old-tagging-suspect-call-him-countys-oldest-ever-graffiti-suspect-228967/">LA deputies arrest 74-year-old tagging suspect, call him county&#8217;s oldest ever graffiti suspect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama&#8217;s news conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Text of Obama&#8217;s news conference with Hatoyama
Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama&#8217;s remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House.
HATOYAMA: (As translated.) President Obama, I would like to welcome you to Japan. I&#8217;d like to express my heartfelt welcome to you. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/text-of-president-barack-obama-and-japanese-prime-minister-yukio-hatoyamas-news-conference-228633/">Source &nbsp;: Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama&#8217;s news conference</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mcfarland</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Texas greenhouse gas emissions down

DALLAS — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation&#8217;s most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group&#8217;s report Thursday found that wind power and other cleaner energy sources have helped cut emissions linked to global warming in the state.
Environment Texas analyzed the most recent U.S. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-groups-report-says-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fall-slightly-in-texas-228272/" title="Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton says next month&#8217;s Copenhagen talks unlikely to produce binding climate treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks
MANILA, Philippines — Next month&#8217;s climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.
Speaking to a town .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-says-next-months-copenhagen-talks-unlikely-to-produce-binding-climate-treaty-228066/">Clinton says next month&#8217;s Copenhagen talks unlikely to produce binding climate treaty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world&#8217;s highest lake, at dangerously low level</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world&#8217;s highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.
Diminished rainfall and a rise in solar radiation have in the past four years led to critically low water levels that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivian-authorities-warn-titicata-worlds-highest-lake-at-dangerously-low-level-227659/">Original article &nbsp;: Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world&#8217;s highest lake, at dangerously low level</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical unit, DuPont sign deal to make herbicide-resistant soybeans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Dow, DuPont sign soybean development deal
NEW YORK — Dow Chemical Co.&#8217;s Dow AgroSciences unit is teaming with DuPont to develop herbicide-tolerant soybeans.

Under the agreement, Dow AgroSciences is non-exclusively licensing its herbicide-tolerant trait technology for soybeans to DuPont&#8217;s Pioneer Hi-Bred unit. In addition, Pioneer is licensing non-exclusively its proprietary Optimum GAT trait for soybeans to Dow.
Financial .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dow-chemical-unit-dupont-sign-deal-to-make-herbicide-resistant-soybeans-227277/">Dow Chemical unit, DuPont sign deal to make herbicide-resistant soybeans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Denmark sends out invitations to 191 world leaders to attend UN climate summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan M. Olsen</dc:creator>
		
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Denmark invites 191 leaders to UN climate talks
COPENHAGEN — Denmark&#8217;s premier sent invitations Thursday asking 191 world leaders to attend next month&#8217;s U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, saying their presence was &#8220;pivotal&#8221; to its success.
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, will chair the Dec. 7-18 talks aimed at reaching a new global pact .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/denmark-sends-out-invitations-to-191-world-leaders-to-attend-un-climate-summit-226953/">Denmark sends out invitations to 191 world leaders to attend UN climate summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse with &#8216;2012,&#8217; &#8216;The Road,&#8217; other tales of doom.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Germain</dc:creator>
		
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The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse

LOS ANGELES — It&#8217;s the end of the world as we know it, and Hollywood feels fine.
Global warming, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, continuing terrorist threats and the economic meltdown have people in a gloomy, even end-of-days frame of mind. Filmmakers are tapping into worries about humanity&#8217;s ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-end-is-near-as-hollywood-does-the-apocalypse-with-2012-the-road-other-tales-of-doom-226924/">The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse with &#8216;2012,&#8217; &#8216;The Road,&#8217; other tales of doom.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing full recovery, government says it will take brown pelicans off endangered species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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Gov&#8217;t says brown pelicans are endangered no longer

WASHINGTON — Much like its death-defying dives for fish, the brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction.
Interior Department officials on Wednesday announced that they were taking the bird off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the brown pelican population .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-full-recovery-government-says-it-will-take-brown-pelicans-off-endangered-species-list-226005/">Source article &nbsp;: Citing full recovery, government says it will take brown pelicans off endangered species list</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over; Clinton calls for action on global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific ministers warned Wednesday that signs of recovery in the global economy are merely a respite, and future growth hinges on freer trade and improved social safety nets in Asia.
Finance and foreign ministers meeting in Singapore for this week&#8217;s annual APEC meeting are mulling ways to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apec-ministers-agree-economic-crisis-far-from-over-clinton-calls-for-action-on-global-warming-225663/">APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over; Clinton calls for action on global warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury — a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/epa-finds-fish-in-about-half-of-nations-lakes-and-reservoirs-harbor-hazardous-chemicals-225114/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite plea by UN chief, key senators indicate climate change bill unlikely to pass this year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-plea-by-un-chief-key-senators-indicate-climate-change-bill-unlikely-to-pass-this-year-225074/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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UN chief prods Senate to tackle climate change
WASHINGTON — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed the Senate Tuesday to take action on climate change, but key senators made it clear that a bill is unlikely to pass this year.
The U.N. chief met with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee late Tuesday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-plea-by-un-chief-key-senators-indicate-climate-change-bill-unlikely-to-pass-this-year-225074/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Despite plea by UN chief, key senators indicate climate change bill unlikely to pass this year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>11 countries vulnerable to climate change urge world leaders to commit to binding pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharatha Mallawarachi</dc:creator>
		
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Vulnerable countries urge world to cut emissions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A group of 11 countries vulnerable to adverse effects of global warming urged world leaders Tuesday to reach a binding agreement at next month&#8217;s global conference on the issue.
The countries called on President Barack Obama and leaders of emerging economies such .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/11-countries-vulnerable-to-climate-change-urge-world-leaders-to-commit-to-binding-pact-224706/">11 countries vulnerable to climate change urge world leaders to commit to binding pact</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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Carbon storage? Not under my house!
BARENDRECHT, Netherlands — The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming.

They just wish it wasn&#8217;t right beneath their houses. &#8220;Who wants to live in Barendrecht if one of these CO2 things is built?&#8221; said retiree Marianne ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-town-opposes-carbon-storage-project-technology-could-help-reduce-greenhouse-gases-224531/">Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for climate action from US, China, India at Copenhagen meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geir Moulson</dc:creator>
		
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Merkel wants climate action from US, China, India

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for the U.S., China and India to make substantive pledges of action against global warming in order to prevent the failure of next month&#8217;s climate summit in Copenhagen.
&#8220;A failure of the world climate conference in Copenhagen would set back international .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-calls-for-climate-action-from-us-china-india-at-copenhagen-meeting-224449/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for climate action from US, China, India at Copenhagen meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel: Copenhagen climate summit must produce &#8217;substantial&#8217; agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geir Moulson</dc:creator>
		
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Merkel: climate deal needed in Copenhagen
BERLIN — Next month&#8217;s climate summit in Copenhagen must produce a substantial agreement, and failure would set back by years efforts to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

Merkel said the European Union has put forward a clear position on fighting climate change, and &#8220;we now expect contributions .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-copenhagen-climate-summit-must-produce-substantial-agreement-224345/" title="Germany&#8217;s Merkel: Copenhagen climate summit must produce &#8217;substantial&#8217; agreement">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China&#8217;s Yangtze River</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — Rising temperatures over the next few decades will unleash storms, floods and drought across China&#8217;s Yangtze River Basin, a new report says, raising the prospect of catastrophe for a region that is home to nearly a third of the country&#8217;s population.
While ecosystems along China&#8217;s longest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-climate-change-to-trigger-more-floods-droughts-along-chinas-yangtze-river-223943/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China&#8217;s Yangtze River</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In interview, Obama says he&#8217;s willing to go to Copenhagen to help seal deal on climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that he&#8217;d be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.
Nations are preparing to meet in Denmark to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-interview-obama-says-hes-willing-to-go-to-copenhagen-to-help-seal-deal-on-climate-change-223869/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : In interview, Obama says he&#8217;s willing to go to Copenhagen to help seal deal on climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN secretary-general heads to Washington deal to push climate change deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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UNITED NATIONS — Confident that governments will reach a climate change deal next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Washington Tuesday to ensure that the United States is on board.
Ban plans to meet with key senators and White House officials to discuss how ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-secretary-general-heads-to-washington-deal-to-push-climate-change-deal-223722/" title="UN secretary-general heads to Washington deal to push climate change deal">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>G-20 finance officials pledge to maintain emergency support until recovery is assured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
There was also a mixed reaction among the Group of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/g-20-finance-officials-pledge-to-maintain-emergency-support-until-recovery-is-assured-221822/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: G-20 finance officials pledge to maintain emergency support until recovery is assured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Florida graffiti artist spray-paints note, explaining why work is incomplete</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete

PALM BAY, Fla. — Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work.
Palm Bay police Officer Dan Fisher says the artist painted the words &#8220;ran out of purple&#8221; on ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-florida-graffiti-artist-spray-paints-note-explaining-why-work-is-incomplete-221800/">Police: Florida graffiti artist spray-paints note, explaining why work is incomplete</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>G-20 finance officials pledge to keep emergency support for economies until recovery assured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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G-20 officials: Too early to end stimulus
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until global recovery is assured.

Saturday&#8217;s statement from the Group of 20 countries in Scotland says that economic and financial conditions have improved.
But the statement stresses that recovery is &#8220;uneven .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/g-20-finance-officials-pledge-to-keep-emergency-support-for-economies-until-recovery-assured-221795/" title="G-20 finance officials pledge to keep emergency support for economies until recovery assured">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Treasury Secretary Geithner warns against putting brakes on crisis measures too early</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Geithner warns against putting brakes on stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned against putting the brakes on economic stimulus measures too quickly, saying that would weaken the economy.
In prepared remarks ahead of a Saturday news conference, Geithner says that &#8220;unemployment will rise, more businesses will fail, budget deficits will rise, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-treasury-secretary-geithner-warns-against-putting-brakes-on-crisis-measures-too-early-221788/" title="US Treasury Secretary Geithner warns against putting brakes on crisis measures too early">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain calls for steps on insuring global financial system, action now on climate financing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Britain called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told finance ministers from the Group .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-calls-for-steps-on-insuring-global-financial-system-action-now-on-climate-financing-221641/">Britain calls for steps on insuring global financial system, action now on climate financing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British PM Gordon Brown calls for talks among G-20 on financial levy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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British PM calls for talks on finance levy

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for serious consideration of a levy on financial activity to help insure the banking system from another crisis.
Addressing finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations on Saturday, Brown said Britain ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-pm-gordon-brown-calls-for-talks-among-g-20-on-financial-levy-221604/">British PM Gordon Brown calls for talks among G-20 on financial levy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Treasury chief urges world officials to reach agreement on climate change costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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British treasury chief urges climate agreement

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world&#8217;s top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month.
Addressing finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-treasury-chief-urges-world-officials-to-reach-agreement-on-climate-change-costs-221475/">British Treasury chief urges world officials to reach agreement on climate change costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World leaders wanted: No climate deal without them at Copenhagen summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
BARCELONA, Spain — After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world&#8217;s rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.
Negotiators from industrial nations, including the United .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-leaders-wanted-no-climate-deal-without-them-at-copenhagen-summit-221061/">Source &nbsp;: World leaders wanted: No climate deal without them at Copenhagen summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>G20 officials meet with recession easing, disagreements remain over stimulus, imbalances</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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G20 officials seek support for future growth

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The world&#8217;s top finance officials sought agreement Friday on ways to secure future global economic growth as the world hesitantly emerges from recession.
They also tried to make headway in stalled talks over tackling climate change, with a major global warming summit a month away.
British Treasury .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/g20-officials-meet-with-recession-easing-disagreements-remain-over-stimulus-imbalances-220655/">G20 officials meet with recession easing, disagreements remain over stimulus, imbalances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiators at UN climate talks say strong Copenhagen global warming deal still possible</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Negotiators say climate deal still possible

BARCELONA, Spain — U.N. negotiators assure it is still possible next month to conclude a strong, 192-nation global deal that will define future work in fighting global warming.
Countries most vulnerable to climate change are angry that rich nations have begun rethinking the timetable for concluding a global treaty that would .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/negotiators-at-un-climate-talks-say-strong-copenhagen-global-warming-deal-still-possible-220408/">Negotiators at UN climate talks say strong Copenhagen global warming deal still possible</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from polluted waterways to neutralizing nuclear waste</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Ask AP: Polluted water, neutralizing nuclear waste

Instead of figuring out where to put nuclear waste, why can&#8217;t we just find a way to neutralize it so it&#8217;s no longer hazardous?
Curiosity about what to do with nuclear waste inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column where AP journalists .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-answers-your-questions-on-the-news-from-polluted-waterways-to-neutralizing-nuclear-waste-220292/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiators at UN climate talks discuss best formula for securing global warming agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
BARCELONA, Spain — U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.
Countries most vulnerable to climate change said they were .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/negotiators-at-un-climate-talks-discuss-best-formula-for-securing-global-warming-agreement-220207/">Negotiators at UN climate talks discuss best formula for securing global warming agreement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</a>.]]></description>
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