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Resource Officer Helps Change Social Climate At Local High School
In Wetzel County, officials said the social climate at Valley High School has changed for the better thanks to a sheriff's deputy.Deputy Donnie Bordenkircher, a prevention resource officer, said, "There were some prescription drug problems and a lot of bullying."But in this school of more than 200 students, officials said ...
Cars & Climate Change
As the Obama Administration set out tough new rules for fuel mileage standards Thursday, getting less attention was the release of the first regulations ever placed on greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions, an effort by the feds to slow the effects of climate change. "Establishing a harmonized approach to regulating light-duty ...
Climate Change End Run
The Obama Administration picked a Snow Day for the federal government in Washington, D.C. to announce the creation of a new climate change office, as well as a new "climate.gov" web site, though none of it seems to be in the federal budget. The announcement came from the Commerce Department, which proposed ...
Senate Climate Change
Senate hearings get underway in earnest today on climate change legislation, as Democrats try to find some momentum for what's known as the Cap and Trade bill. It won't be easy. Four Cabinet officials will be on hand today in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, as the chietains ...
Dems Roll Dice On Climate Change
The lobbying was furious on Thursday, as the White House and Democratic Leaders in the Congress tried to gain the votes needed to approve a controversial bill designed to limit the emission of pollutants that some argue cause global warming. President Obama was at work through the day, both in ...
Climate Change Bill, Part 1
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee begins a second day of work on an over 900 page measure on climate change, I wanted to give you a window into the bill and see what you can find in the details. This is the original version of HR. 2454, as ...
Dems Move On Climate Change
Whether you refer to it as cap and trade, cap and tax, an energy tax, climate change legislation, etc., Democrats start their effort today to move that measure through the U.S. House. A lot of arm twisting is already going on, even though there is almost no chance this bill ...
Global Warming
A U.S. House Committee kicks off a four day series of hearings today on global warming legislation, an issue that's sure to kick up some partisan dust in coming months. What supporters want is the Congress to legislate new controls on climate change/greenhouse gases/global warming pollutants, mainly by placing new ...
Scientists Discuss Global Warming Effects
Top scientists around the world are meeting in Belgium to discuss the effects of global warming.Dr. James Slater of Francisan University said there's a possibility within a couple of decades hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water, while others will be flooded out of their homes.Scientists also said ...
Report Says Global Warming Caused By Humans
According to a draft of an International Climate Report leaked to an Australian newspaper, 90 percent of global warning the world is experiencing is caused by humans and their effect on the environment.By the end of the century, the report says temperatures will rise by 3.5 to almost 5 degrees.Further, ...
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