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A new pamphlet, to be placed in every public library in the country, warns that the UK faces summer heat-related deaths, sea level rises and food shortages by the end of the century as a result of global warming.
But ordinary citizens can make a difference by making simple changes to their lives such as hanging out clothes to dry rather than using a tumble dryer, cutting food waste, taking showers rather than baths and switching off the television at night. The leaflet also gives advice on more costly changes people can make such as insulating their home and using energy-saving light bulbs.
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Study: Climate change shrinking sheep
Jun 29th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
WASHINGTON - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep. On average, wild Soay sheep on Scotland's island Hirta are 5 percent smaller today than they were in 1985...
Obama's climate leadership faces test at G8 forum
Jun 29th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, buoyed by a domestic victory on climate policy, faces his first foreign test on the issue next week at a forum that could boost the chances of reaching a U.N...
Rep. Henry Waxman hospitalized
Jun 29th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington -- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday after feeling "unwell," a spokeswoman for the 69-year-old congressman said.
EPA gives California emissions waiver
Jun 29th, 2009 - baltimoresun.com
Reporting from Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency will announce today that it is granting California's request to impose tough restrictions on greenhouse...
And Now, Climate Bill's Supporters Try Counting to 60 in Senate
Jun 29th, 2009 - New York Times
Over the eight years of George W. Bush's presidency, proponents of major global-warming legislation tried to spark action in Congress by focusing on the Senate. There...
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