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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

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

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Daniel Botkin's flawed arguments against addressing climate change

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Scientific evidence for anthropogenic global warming and climate change

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Nuclear power as a solution to climate change and fossil fuel depletion

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Obama's mobile app approach to raising climate change awareness

This article discusses how the use of technology and the internet can aid in the overall global warming education process. The article explains how President Obama is using a mobile app to depict the effects of global warming in local communities.

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Technology's role in addressing climate change and environmental policy

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Human population growth and anthropogenic climate change in the northeast

Global Environmental Issues Organisms have to deal with both abiotic and biotic factors to succeed living in a given environment. Such physical and chemical environmental conditions as salinity, light, wind, pressure and heat, constitute abiotic factors.

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