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  “Historic consensus” at G8 on climate change, says Obama 1

  Posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago By Agence France-Presse

  U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Thursday what he said was an "historic consensus" on battling climate change between the leaders of the world's 17 leading economic powers. Read More

• Clear as Rudd

  Australia’s real climate on climate change 0

  Posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago By Andrew Light

  As ACES moves to the U.S. Senate, we can expect to see a series of arguments emerge aimed at international cooperation on this issue. Worries about China are always at the top. We can’t do something about climate change, the opposition opines, because China will do nothing. But we’ve recently seen a new twist on this mantra going in the opposite direction. Our closest allies—namely, Australia—who are ahead of us on addressing global warming are in fact reversing their course… Read More

• The Strange Case of Carbon

  So what is carbon anyway? 0

  Posted 2 hours, 17 minutes ago By Eric Roston

  We hear the word "carbon" in the headlines frequently, but how many of us actually understand what it is? Read More

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  The Carbon Logic Problem Statement 3

  Posted 3 hours, 9 minutes ago By Ken Ward

  Environmentalists support ACES because, well, it's there, and we are accustomed to moving doggedly forward for the best we can get. Read More

• To air is human

  MoveOn calls on Senate to preserve Clean Air Act in climate bill 4

  Posted 14 hours, 6 minutes ago By Kate Sheppard

  MoveOn is running full-page ads in D.C.-based publications urging the Senate to maintain the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide. Read More

• No continent left behind

  Climate talks should not focus on China and India at Africa’s expense 0

  Posted 19 hours, 13 minutes ago By Sonia Medina

  As the international community prepares to negotiate a new international climate treaty, extending the Clean Development Mechanism and modifying it to better serve African nations must be a priority. Read More

• Jeb and flow

  Jeb Bush still skeptical about climate change 3

  Posted 20 hours, 16 minutes ago By Kate Sheppard

  As bad as George W. Bush's environmental record was, W. at least got around to acknowledging that climate change is real and human-caused before leaving office. Yet his little brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, remains a global warming skeptic. Read More

• Claire and present danger

  McCaskill says House climate bill will sink in Senate 16

  Posted 20 hours, 53 minutes ago By Kate Sheppard

  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) doesn't think that the climate and energy bill that passed the House last month stands much of a chance in the Senate. Read More

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