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Global warming exists: scientific consensus and the case for climate change terminology

Global warming is, like bacon or bluebirds, not something one can believe in. Like bacon and bluebirds, global warming actually exists. It can't be sliced or tasted like bacon, and it's not going to sing like a bird, but global warming is measurable, tangible, and immediately apparent.

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Scientific evidence for human-caused global warming and climate change

Global warming is one of the most contentious political issues of our times. It was famously dramatized in Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, and remains a hot-button topic of debate.

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Kristoffer Borch's study on media literacy and climate change awareness

The first thing noticed in this midterm was the lack of outline. There was no outline present and the first quote made no sense in relation to what the subject was about.

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Marshall Shepherd's use of data to refute climate change denial theories

James Hansen's role in the debate about climate change started after studying the atmosphere of Venus with NASA.

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Factors contributing to decreased nuclear power usage despite climate change

Nuclear energy is defined as energy in the nucleus or core of an atom, which is primarily a small unit that contributes to all matter in the universe (Josephson, 2000, p.2).

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Hydraulic fracking's benefits for natural gas extraction and climate change

There has been a great deal of controversy over the technique called hydraulic fracking, which environmentalists and others have claimed it is a dangerous procedure to extract natural gas from the earth.

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Media framing of disability, climate change, and economic issues

Abstract The media has a pivotal part to play in giving the public information on what occurs worldwide, especially in areas wherein audiences lack direct experience or knowledge.

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Summary and impact of Before the Flood documentary on climate change

Summary and Impact of Before the Flood Documentary Climate change is a major environmental issue in the 21st Century because of its devastating impacts on the Earth’s ecosystems. Climate change has attracted considerable attention from governments, environmentalists, policymakers, and the public.

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U.S. policy responses to climate change and the Kyoto Treaty

As the evidence for global warming mounted over the years, accusations of 'foot dragging' by the United States increased in the world community. The most notable manifestation of U.S.

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Language, credibility, and public perception in climate change advocacy

To My Green Party Representative: With evidence coming from the warming of the ocean's temperatures, the toxic qualities of our waters, the reduction of needed marine animal habitats and the disruption of the marine and global food chains, the raising of global temperatures and the increase in…

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