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Decreased Sperm Motility Associated with Air Pollution – The American Society for Reproductive Medicine
“Decreased sperm motility is associated with air pollution in Salt Lake City,” by Hammoud A., Carrell DT, et al.,was published in 2009 by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and can be accessed via ScienceDirect.com. Both semen analysis and sperm parameters data obtained from men presenting for multiple inseminations over …
US Media Fails on Climate – Award-winning journalist Eric Pooley
Must-read study: How the press bungles its coverage of climate economics — “The media’s decision to play the stenographer role helped opponents of climate action stifle progress.” One of the country’s leading journalists has written a searing critique of the media’s coverage of global warming, especially climate economics. How Much …
“Urgency Denial” Must End – Winston-Salem Journal Oped by Jim Warren
It’s time to get past ‘urgency denial’ — Winston-Salem Journal
Duke’s Con Job + Bad News on Climate – News Release by NC WARN
Arctic Sea Ice Drops – Associated Press
This article is even more evidence that our society must finally – and immediately – begin to rapidly cut greenhouse gases. For NC, that means cancelling Cliffside and new nukes, and quickly adopting NC SAVE$, the new independent energy efficiency program proposed by 14 public interest groups. Arctic Sea Ice …
Govt Report Links Weather Extremes, Climate Change – ABC News
20-Year Intense Downpours to Occur Every 6 Years By CLAYTON SANDELL, BILL BLAKEMORE and BARBARA PINTO June 19, 2008 — In Burlington, Iowa, the rain-swollen Mississippi has swallowed part of downtown. It’s the second record-breaking flood in the past 15 years and the second time Dennis Standard’s riverfront restaurant has …