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Global warming is climate change that causes the average temperature of the Earth's lower atmosphere to increase. Global warming can have many different causes, but it is most commonly associated with human interference, specifically the release of excessive amounts of greenhouse gases. With this gas buildup, the Earth's atmosphere warms to unnatural temperatures, which causes, among other things, sea levels to rise. This warming trend is sometimes called the greenhouse effect because gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, act like a greenhouse around the earth.
This means heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, but the heat is not allowed back into space. Global warming is...
This means heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, but the heat is not allowed back into space. Global warming is...
Global warming is climate change that causes the average temperature of the Earth's lower atmosphere to increase. Global warming can have many different causes, but it is most commonly associated with human interference, specifically the release of excessive amounts of greenhouse gases. With this gas buildup, the Earth's atmosphere warms to unnatural temperatures, which causes, among other things, sea levels to rise. This warming trend is sometimes called the greenhouse effect because gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, act like a greenhouse around the earth.
This means heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, but the heat is not allowed back into space. Global warming is expected to increase the intensity of forces of nature, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, melting of glaciers and the extinction of certain species. Climate change also contributes to the reduction of the ozone layer. Trapping heat in the lower part of the atmosphere (global warming) leads to cooling in the upper part of the atmosphere (loss of ozone), which causes other climate changes that affect weather patterns. Ways to slow down global climate change include conservation of water, driving less, recycling and even planting a tree. Critics of global warming claim that nature, not humans, is responsible for the climate change and widespread temperature changes have been happening for years.
This means heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, but the heat is not allowed back into space. Global warming is expected to increase the intensity of forces of nature, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, melting of glaciers and the extinction of certain species. Climate change also contributes to the reduction of the ozone layer. Trapping heat in the lower part of the atmosphere (global warming) leads to cooling in the upper part of the atmosphere (loss of ozone), which causes other climate changes that affect weather patterns. Ways to slow down global climate change include conservation of water, driving less, recycling and even planting a tree. Critics of global warming claim that nature, not humans, is responsible for the climate change and widespread temperature changes have been happening for years.
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Viewpoint: I was spied on by the state police
I'm not sure what's more shocking, the news that the Maryland State Police wrongfully maintained an intelligence file on me for months as a "suspected terrorist" or that despite my surveillance, officers might not recognize me if I walked into police...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Walt Whitman, Executive Branch, Demonstration, Terrorism
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Socialism? That's not the problem
Something about Barack Obama has a way of driving some conservatives completely batty. John McCain detected something "a lot like socialism" in his tax plan. Veteran conservative media critic L. Brent Bozell has no doubt the new president will "deliver...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Milton Friedman, National Government, Ayn Rand
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Saving Green By Going Green
The Hartford CourantFor homeowners thinking about how to cut their energy bills, and maybe lower their carbon footprint, the price of going green just dropped, thanks to new and renewed federal tax incentives for energy-saving home improvements. These join a slew of state...Tags: Credit and Debt, Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Indiana coal-to-gas project bucks industry trend
Associated Press WriterIn the heart of southwestern Indiana's coal country, Duke Energy Corp. crews are building what the company's CEO calls the power plant of the future -- a $2.35 billion complex where coal will be turned into a gas, stripped of pollutants, then burned to...Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Metal and Mineral, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Duke Energy Corporation, Plant Openings
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Coal industry, utilities ponder future under Obama
AP Business WriterBill Raney considers coal golden. After all, the black rock fuels half of the nation's electrical generation. But the West Virginia Coal Association's president and others in the industry say they've received mixed messages about president-elect...Tags: Executive Branch, Newspaper and Magazine, Metal and Mineral, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Bioneers Beam In on Climate, Food
baltimoresun.comI stopped by the Bioneers conference at the Maryland Institute College of Art today to see what it was all about. You'll recall I previewed the event here a couple days ago. What I found was some very green and enthusiastic people - the "point of the... -
Obama vows "new chapter" on climate
baltimoresun.comPresident-elect Barack Obama may not attend a United Nations climate summit in Poland next month, but he's made clear he'll chart a more active US response to the global environmental threat once he moves into the White House. In a video message to... -
Fuel-Economy Advocate Waxman Takes Chairmanship From Carmaker Ally Dingell
Edmunds.comRepresentative Henry Waxman of California unseated fellow veteran Democratic lawmaker John Dingell of Michigan today to become chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. The 255-House Democratic conference... -
Power change on Hill
Tribune Washington BureauWinning a clash of political titans, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, the liberal Los Angeles powerbroker, captured a House post yesterday that will put him at the center of efforts to advance President-elect Barack Obama's expected plans to curb global warming,...Tags: Corruption, Pediatrics, Government Health Care, Consumers, Global Change
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Correction: Africa climate change story
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) _ In a Nov. 20 story about African negotiations on global warming, The Associated Press erroneously reported that China refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol. China has signed and ratified the pact, but like other developing nations was...Tags: Global Change
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Wal-Mart to buy wind power in Texas
Associated PressWal-Mart Stores Inc. has invested in a wind energy farm in Texas that will generate enough power to light 15% of its Texas operations. The world's largest retailer said Thursday that the Duke Energy Corp. farm was being built in Notrees, Texas, and was...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Renewable Energy, Duke Energy Corporation, Alternative Energy
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EU foreign policy chief expects president-elect to make foreign policy goals early priority
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday he expects President-elect Barack Obama to move quickly to deal with top trans-Atlantic goals, including Middle East peace, negotiations with Iran and slowing global warming....Tags: Bill Clinton, Treaties, Joe Biden, Financial Markets, Nuclear Policy
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