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Al Gore's argument on climate change and civilization in Earth in the Balance

In Chapter three of his book Earth in the Balance, former vice president Al Gore makes the point that our civilization is heavily dependent on stability in the climate. For the last ten thousand years, we have experienced the same sort of climate with very few changes.

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Human Causes of Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect

Explores how human industrial activity amplifies natural climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, the enhanced greenhouse effect, and observable environmental impacts.

Environment

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Barriers to U.S. climate change legislation and international cooperation

Republican opposition to such a bill, especially in the Senate, has been quite stringent, and several Democratic members of Congress have also joined in opposition to the passing of cap-and-trade and other emissions-oriented legislation.

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Public opinion on climate change and media influence

What are the effects of global warming that scientists can identify today? This is an important question to be taken into account as humans struggle to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere -- the principal cause of climate change.

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Government regulation of climate change and economic trade-offs

The liberalists sustain the idea according to which the market finds its own resources to regulate itself, thanks to the market forces.

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Forest fires and climate change: examining the evidence

Forest Fires: Another Culprit in Climate Change? Forest fires have always been menace to people's lives and properties. The threat becomes even more severe when these fires occur during the dry summer season since the containment of which becomes even more challenging.

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Characteristics and climate change impacts on high desert ecosystems

My local ecosystem can be characterized as high desert. The environment is thus characterized by both aridity and altitude. There is a relatively low amount of rainfall, and a lot of sunshine. The temperature swings between night and day are substantial, as much as 30-40 degrees.

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The eleventh hour: Climate change, permaculture, and environmental ethics

Global warning/climate change impacts all of humanity, and therefore it is not a local but a global concern that requires multidisciplinary intervention (general point made throughout film).

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David Tlale's climate change couture orange chiffon dress

David Tlale's orange chiffon dress with gold coins seems to achieve the impossible: it is form-fitting yet fluid. The top is a charcoal and gold-colored metallic jacquard sheath, while orange, Grecian-style drapery flows organically from the models' shoulders to her ankles.

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The asteroid impact and climate change theories of dinosaur extinction

There are many possible explanations for the extinction of dinosaurs, and scientists have proposed many theories regarding their demise. One of the most common theories is that an asteroid from outer space collided with the earth about 65 million years ago.

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