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Taxing global warming as a solution to climate change

You might begin this with an informal response to surface what you think about it, which can lead to an initial argument position.

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Robert Frank's argument on climate change costs and consequences

Small Price for a Large Benefit' which was published on New York Times on Twentieth February of this year by Robert Frank. The link for this article is http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/business/economy/21view.html.

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The Copenhagen Accord and international climate change negotiations

From December 7-18, more than 15,000 people including Government officials and advisers from 192 nations, civil society and the media from nearly every country in the world, came together in the Danish capital, Copenhagen in one of the most significant gatherings in history.

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William K. Stevens and the IPCC on climate change reporting evolution

In his unique New York Times article, "On the Climate Change Beat, Doubt Gives Way to Certainty," retired Times reporter William K. Stevens recalls his work in climate change reporting, documenting how scientific knowledge on the topic has changed from his first days in the newsroom until today.

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Globalization and global community responses to climate change, peak oil, and energy conflicts

Globalization and the Need for Global Community Response: An Exploration of Three Case Studies In his discussion of the beginnings of globalization, economists O'Rourke and Williamson compare the creation of a global community to the creation of the world, with economists taking a more recent "big…

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Green energy's role in addressing climate change and resource depletion

Green energy (such as wind, water, and solar power, as well as other sustainable options) has become a hot topic and a "buzz word" recently. Even though it may seem that everyone is talking about green energy, few people are actually doing anything about it.

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Daniel Botkin's flawed arguments against addressing climate change

Daniel Botkin delivers a wholly ineffective argument in favor of ignoring the impact of global warming, and he uses a number of slick rhetorical devices to distract the reader from the heart of the message.

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Scientific evidence for anthropogenic global warming and climate change

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many segments of the general public have begun to concede that global climate change and its various consequences are real.

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Doug MacDougall's "Why Geology Matters" and climate change

Doug MacDougall's book "Why Geology Matters," gives us a clear and succinct treatment and understanding of the way that scientists tried to figure out past climate changes and his book is written in such a way that laymen readers can easily understand and enjoy the subject.

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International treaties and frameworks for addressing climate change

There are concerns that the natural ecosystem and human society is not capable of handling rapid changes in climate. Trying to deal with this challenge in a proper manner, a number of international treaties have been drawn up and many different activities have been arranged.

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