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A Perfect Storm: When Politics and Weather Collide

(Dec. 11) -- It's as predictable as the lines of people stocking up on milk, bread and toilet paper when there's snow in the forecast. Whenever we run a weather story, an argument about global warming breaks out in the comments section of the article. It happened again this week as a snowstorm plowed across much of the...

Opinion: Five Myths About Fighting Global Warming

(Dec. 7) -- In the run-up to this week's U.N. global warming conference in Copenhagen, two events occurred that seemed to undermine the momentum toward a meaningful effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Last month, the Senate leadership announced that Congress wouldn't finish work on national emissions...

Copenhagen by the Numbers

(Dec. 7) -- For the next 14 days, representatives from 192 nations will meet in Copenhagen for a long-awaited United Nations conference on climate change. Here, at a glance, are a few numbers that help explain what's going on in Denmark's capital. Zero Hour "The clock has ticked down to zero. After two years of...

New Green Scheme Fights Carbon Emissions With Condoms

LONDON -- At next week's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, world leaders will discuss a range of strategies to cut carbon emissions, such as boosting funding for clean energy projects and providing greater protection for rain forests. But a British charity claims that a cheaper, more effective way to halt...

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If the Durban Platform Opened a Window, Will India and China Close It?

1) elaboration on several components of the Cancun Agreements , 2) a second five-year commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol , and 3) a "non-binding agreement to reach an agreement" by 2015 that will bring all countries under the same legal regime by 2020.

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Background on UN Climate Change Conference

The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 December and 18 December.

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