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Lawrence Solomon: Are high CO2 levels again saving the Amazon Forest?

(May 9, 2011) The Amazon Forest – often called the lungs of the Earth – suffered a large drought in 2005 and an even larger one in 2010, devastating populations of river dolphins and other species and leading many climate scientists to fear the worst. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Losing indicators — 91% of Liberals, 90% of Bloc supporters, believe in global warming

(May 9, 2011) According to a draft report from the Brookings Institute that compares attitudes to global warming in the U.S. and Canada, an astounding 91% of Canadians who identify themselves as Liberals, and 90% who identify with the Bloc, answer “Yes” when asked: “From what you’ve read and heard, is there solid evidence that the average temperature on Earth has been getting warmer over the past four decades.” Continue reading

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