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With Our Tailpipe Between Our Legs
U.S. cars are tops in CO2 emissions |
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29 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| With Our Tailpipe Between Our Legs U.S. cars are tops in CO2 emissions The U.S. boasts 30 percent of the world's cars and is responsible for almost half of global car-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new report by Environmental Defense. American-driven cars emit 15 percent more carbon dioxide per mile than the global average (meaning, in essence, they get worse gas mile ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, news, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad
Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and poll results. So take the following factoids from three recent polls with a big block o' salt. An Environmental Defense survey found that 71 percent of Americans think global warming is real and 53 percent think it' ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, news, United States (all these topics) |
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