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Over half of Americans link extreme weather to climate change, report says

2013-05-01 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NBC: Six months after Superstorm Sandy killed dozens of people and caused an estimated $50 billion in damage on the East Coast, a majority -- 58 percent -- of Americans see a connection between recent changes in the weather and global climate change, according to a new report. "People are beginning to recognize a pattern of extreme weather across the country and are themselves saying 'Aha, I wonder if climate change has something to do with that,'" Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project...

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Older Americans Month Proclamation

2013-05-01 23:48:00| PortlandOnline

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Most Americans Blame Global Warming for Extreme Weather

2013-05-01 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: More than half of Americans think global warming is affecting weather in the United States, according to a new nationally representative survey that measures the pulse of American sentiment on climate change. The newly released study shows that about two out of three Americans say weather in the country has worsened over the past several years, with only one in 10 saying the weather has been improving. Americans also have strong views about the link between global warming and extreme weather....

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Former GM Exec Bob Lutz Suggests Higher Gas Taxes Would Help Americans

2013-04-28 08:51:13| Automakers - Topix.net

NOVEMBER 30: General Motors' former vice chairman Bob Lutz speaks at the rollout of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric vehicle at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly November 30, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan.

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