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JULY 8, 2009

ICESat measurements of winter multi-year ice cover in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2008, along with the corresponding downward trend in overall winter sea ice volume, and switch in dominant ice type from multi-year ice to first-year ice. Courtesy of Norbert Untersteiner, University of Washington. These are dramatic changes.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Sea surface temperatures in the Arctic this season remained higher than normal, but slightly lower than the past two years, according to data from University of Washington Senior Oceanographer Mike Steele. feet between 2004 and 2008. Arctic sea ice in September is now declining at a rate of 11.2%

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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JUNE 30, 2009

In September 2004 the California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed regulations to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) from new passenger vehicles starting in 2009. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. chief executive, said yesterday in Washington. affordable plug-in hybrids are a decade away" (spokesman Bill Kwong in Reuters/Washington Post ) 8/15/06 The [Prius] redesign is likely for the 2010 or 2011 model year.

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