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Bush: 'Significant progress' on climate change
Associated Press WriterPresident Bush hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a strategy for a global climate-change accord, saying Wednesday "significant progress" was made. But environmentalists and the U.N.'s top climate official disputed his claims. "I don't find...Tags: Hu Jintao, Global Warming, United Nations, Global Change, Conservation
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Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. or Israeli attack, state television...Tags: Parliament, Mental Illness, Toyota Motor Corp., Jamie Lynn Spears, Petroleum Industry
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We think: Nations everywhere need to reduce pollution
India last week offered up its ridiculous argument again on why it should dodge meaningful restrictions on emitting carbon dioxide, the leading gas causing climate change: Developed nations, including the U.S., largely brought it about. And why fix it...Tags: Global Change, Conservation
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Cheney's office zapped climate testimony from record, ex-EPA official says
The Associated PressVice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public-health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading U.S. health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse...Tags: Parliament, Health Organizations, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Diseases
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Hawaiian Islands' reef fish declining, study finds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday. The scientists blamed overfishing for the steep decline, which affects three-...Tags: United Nations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fishing, Conservation, Hawaii
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Ex-EPA aide: Cheney staff censored warning on climate
WASHINGTON - Members of Vice President Dick Cheney's staff censored congressional testimony by a top federal official on the health threats posed by global warming, a former Environmental Protection Agency official said yesterday. In a letter to Sen....Tags: Health Organizations, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Diseases, Global Change
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U.S. commits to climate plan
The Washington PostRUSUTSU, Japan—The United States for the first time joined the major industrialized countries Tuesday in committing to try to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. President George W. Bush immediately began promoting the plan with skeptical...Tags: Hu Jintao, Global Change, Conservation, The White House, Summits
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Text of President Bush's statement
A text of the statement that President Bush made at the conclusion of the G-8 summit Wednesday in Japan, as provided by the White House: ___ THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. We've just finished our meetings here in Japan. I would call them very...Tags: Prices, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, The White House, Government
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G-8 tries to be inclusive, but wary of expansion
Associated Press WriterDespite its name, this year's Group of Eight summit had a cast of more than two dozen -- and leaders said they will keep inviting heads of state from all over the world to give a global spin to its annual meetings. Giving others equal status, however, is...Tags: United Nations, Global Change, Silvio Berlusconi, Conservation, Summits
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Bush: G-8 leaders make 'significant progress' on climate change
The Associated PressPresident Bush today hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad climate-change strategy, saying in a valedictory to summitry that "significant progress" has been made on global warming. "In order to address climate change, all major...Tags: Trade Policy, Hu Jintao, Global Warming, Global Change, Trade Dispute
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