Brown outlines Greens agenda for 2011
AUSTRALIAN Greens leader Bob Brown has outlined his party’s agenda for 2011.
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Polar bear status pits environmentalists vs. administration
Advocates for the animals want the status listed as ‘endangered,’ but such a move is opposed by powerful industry groups. A dispute about how much the government should protect polar bears has turned into a battleground for environmentalists and some of the country’s most powerful business organizations over the larger question of global warming.
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Govt plans for output losses due to climate change
China has been working to reduce the risk of decreasing grain harvests caused by global warming in coming decades. Estimates placed the losses suffered by 2030 at between 5 percent and 10 percent if climate change continues, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Deputy Dean Tang Huajun said.
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