Gore warns of 'planetary emergency'

Former Vice President Al Gore, rejecting complaints by Republican lawmakers that he was waging an alarmist war on coal and oil use, insisted before Congressional panels today that human-caused global warming constitutes a "planetary emergency" requiring an aggressive federal response. Full Story »

Posted by Mike LaBonte
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Subjects: World, Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Global Warming, Climate Change
Member Tags: new mortgage, A digest of a hearing on global warming.
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Tom Kociemba
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by Tom Kociemba - Oct. 1, 2008

While interesting the only news it seemed to me was the new type of mortgage company. Now that is the beginning of a solution that will incentivize the developers to change the way they construct buildings--barely above code.

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Straight reporting of the hearing, unlike other stories that are mostly about presidential aspirations. Covers opposing views, including Joe Barton and Bjorn Lomborg.

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Bob Vermeers
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by Bob Vermeers - Oct. 1, 2008

I would have liked to have seen more of what was actually discussed. Specific responses to answers would have made this article more informative and worthwhile.

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