The U.S. Climate Action Report is one of the most significant documents on U.S. policy initiatives and actions to address climate change. It also provides a review of federal efforts “…to increase scientific understanding of climate change, and provide foreign assistance to help other nations mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.”...
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U.S. forests and soils currently contain the equivalent of 50 years of carbon dioxide (CO2), but have sufficient capacity to store significantly larger quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere as a means to mitigate climate change, according to the findings of the first phase of a groundbreaking national assessment by scientists at the U.S....
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Canada’s tar sands mining operations appear to have increased the levels of toxins in local rivers, according to a new study released earlier this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The report finds that levels of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are higher downstream of mining activity, and can be detected in concentrations...
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US Congress: Climate bill for spring 2010; Clean Energy Act introduced (Van Ness Feldman, 23 November 2009) In the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, after consultation with five of the six committee chairs with jurisdiction over elements of a cap-and-trade bill, has confirmed that climate legislation will be considered in spring 2010....
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U.S.-China Joint Statement November 17, 2009 Beijing, China At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009. The Presidents held in-depth, productive and candid discussions on U.S.-China relations and other...
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