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    USDA Forest Service and Partners Gear Up for Significant
    2016*Wildfire*Season
    <http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/05/0120.xml&contentidonly=true>

USDA.gov (press release) 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Together with federal, state and local partners, the agency is 
positioned to respond wherever needed. "The job of fighting wildfires 
has become increasingly difficult due to the effects of*climate change*, 
chronic droughts and development within*...*


    Canadian*wildfire*shifts north, prolonging oil sands shutdown
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-wildfire-enbridge-idUSKCN0Y71ZT>

Reuters 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

	
	
	

None of the oil sands have caught fire, and the industry was redoubling 
efforts to ensure facilities were well-protected, said 
Alberta*wildfire*manager Chad Morrison. "Experience has taught us 
because of the cleared vegetation, lots of gravel on site*...

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    Skeptical Trump says would renegotiate global*climate*deal
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-climate-exclusive-idUSKCN0Y82NW>

Reuters 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Trump said he did not believe China, the world's top emitter of the 
carbon dioxide gas that many scientists believe is contributing to 
global*climate change*, would adhere to its pledge under the Paris deal. 
"Not a big fan because other countries ... It*...*
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    USDA Forest Service and Partners Gear Up for Significant
    2016*Wildfire*Season
    <http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/05/0120.xml&contentidonly=true>

USDA.gov (press release) 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Together with federal, state and local partners, the agency is 
positioned to respond wherever needed. "The job of fighting wildfires 
has become increasingly difficult due to the effects of*climate change*, 
chronic droughts and development within*...*


    Obama Mocks Politicians Who Think Cold Weather Disproves*Global
    Warming*
    <http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/17/3778892/obama-talks-about-global-warming-during-cold-snap-ha-ha-ha-facepalm/>

ThinkProgress 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

The cold weather, however, didn't stop Obama from devoting a portion of 
his speech to human-caused*global warming*. In fact, Obama actually 
spent part of his speech rebuking politicians who deny*climate 
science*on the basis that sometimes it's cold outside.


    Rising Sea Levels Made This Republican Mayor A*Climate
    Change*Believer
    <http://www.npr.org/2016/05/17/477014145/rising-seas-made-this-republican-mayor-a-climate-change-believer>

NPR 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

He ran for mayor on the Republican ticket and, soon after he won, heard 
the lecture by scientists about sea level rise and South Florida
  that left him flabbergasted.


    *Climate*Fight Moves From the Streets to the Courts
    <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-fight-moves-streets-courts-180959100/>

Smithsonian 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

It'shardtoblame*climate*activistsforbeingfrustrated.AftertwodecadesofinternationaleffortslikeTheKyotoProtocol,
CopenhagenAccordandParisAgreement,theworldstillincreasescarbondioxide(CO2)andother*greenhousegas*emissionseach*...*


    On a scale of 1 to 10, Fort McMurray's*air pollution*is a 38
    <http://grist.org/news/on-a-scale-of-1-to-10-fort-mcmurrays-air-pollution-is-a-38/>

Grist 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

NearlytwoweeksafterawildfirefirsttorethroughFortMcMurray,theCanadianoiltown's*airpollution*indexisoff-the-chartsat38-onascaleofoneto10.


    Kaiser to end its*global warming*emissions by 2025
    <http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Kaiser-to-end-its-global-warming-emissions-by-2025-7515870.php>

SFGate 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

KaiserPermanenteonTuesdayunveiledanaggressiveenvironmentalplanthat,by2025,willslashthehospitalsystem's
wateruse,recycleorcompostallofitsnon-hazardouswasteandeliminateoroffsetits*greenhousegas*emissions.Kaiser,
basedin...


    Increased vegetation in the Arctic region may counteract*global
    warming*
    <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517083546.htm>

Science Daily 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

*Climatechange*createsmoreshrubvegetationinbarren,arcticecosystems.AstudyatLundUniversityinSwedenshows
thatorganisms,suchasbacteriaandfungi,aretriggeredtobreakdownparticularlynutritiousdeadpartsofshrubbery.


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