Climate Change

"Report: Climate Change Intensified 2012 Record Heat In U.S."

"Manmade climate change played a substantial role in the exceptional warmth in the eastern U.S. during the spring of 2012, a major NOAA-led report concludes. Not only that, it greatly increased the odds of the punishing heat that baked the north central and northeast U.S. during the following summer."

Source: Capital Weather Gang, 09/06/2013

Vibrio Risk Prompts Oyster Recalls, Bed Closures Far North Of Gulf

"Eating raw oysters in the summertime is always risky; aqueous pathogens peak when the ocean is warm, which is part of why folk wisdom suggests one should only eat raw shellfish in months with an 'R' in the name. But this summer's been riskier than ever."

Source: Huffington Post, 09/04/2013

"Coal Industry, Hill Allies Target Fine Print of Obama Climate Plan"

"Paul Bailey made the White House pitch on July 31. Flanked by six colleagues from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, the coal industry’s most public voice, Bailey pressed the case for 'achievable' greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal-fired power plants."

Source: Center for Public Integrity, 09/04/2013

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