Tag Archives: Global Warming

Melting Arctic Polar Ice

Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper … Continue reading

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce is losing members

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lost two of its members: Exelon and New Mexico’s Public Service Company and Pacific Gas and Electric. Exelon, the nation’s largest nuclear power generator, says “inaction on climate is not an option.” They quit … Continue reading

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World’s glaciers are melting at a rapid and alarming rate

Glaciers worldwide are melting faster than anyone had predicted they would just a few years ago. It offers a clear indication of an accelerating climate change and warming earth, according to the authors. [CNN] These changes are taking place in … Continue reading

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Your chance to support a Clean Energy Plan

Show your support for a Clean Energy Plan Let our elected officials know we need green jobs. Host: Nevada State Democratic Party Type: Meetings – Informational Meeting Date: Monday, August 10, 2009 Time: 8:30am – 10:00am Location: Steps of the … Continue reading

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Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

NASA reports: Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record. The new results, based on data from a … Continue reading

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Heller and Cap and Trade

Republicans in Congress will spend the Memorial Day recess attacking Democrats for pushing a cap-and-trade bill that could raise Americans’ transportation and energy costs wrote The Hill on May 23, 2009. “Democrats and the Obama administration have said that putting … Continue reading

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Studies: Sea-level might rise 25 inches or more

David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post writes: Three studies this year, including one out last month, have made newly worrisome forecasts about life along the Atlantic over the next century. While the rest of the world might see seven … Continue reading

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Solar Power coming to Amargosa Valley by 2013

Here is some good news for a change: NV Energy, Las Vegas, has teamed up with two companies, Solar Millennium, LLC, and MAN Ferrostaal Inc., to develop a solar facility in Nye County. [Pahrump Mirror, Thursday, March 5, 2009, page … Continue reading

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Pickens Plan: Dependence on foreign oil is a national security issue

What do you think would happen if the foreign countries, upon who we now depend for oil, were to cut the United State’s supply of their oil? We would disintegrate as a nation. This recession were are in would be … Continue reading

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T. Boone Pickens and alternative fuel

Americans are currently enjoying lower gasoline prices as oil hovers below $40 a barrel. But Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens says it would be foolish to think that oil prices will remain low. The outspoken billionaire was on Capitol Hill … Continue reading

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