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| 2008-10-15 | |
| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record, behind the record warmth of 2005. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temÂperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. | |
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| 2008-06-18 | |
| Cities and states across America are achieving impressive results in the fight against global warming. | |
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| 2008-03-26 | |
| Global warming has the potential to disrupt New England’s environment and way of life. | |
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| 2007-09-20 | |
| Global warming poses a profound threat to America’s future. Science suggests that, to avoid the most dangerous impacts of global warming, America and the world must take immediate action to reduce emissions of global warming pollutants. In the United States, that means halting the growth in global warming emissions now, reducing emissions by at least 15 to 20 percent by 2020, and achieving reductions of at least 80 percent by mid-century. | |
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| 2007-09-19 | |
| New England’s transportation system produces more carbon dioxide pollution – the leading contributor to global warming – than any other part of the region’s economy. Cars, SUVs and other light-duty vehicles are the leading polluters.If New England hopes to fulfill its commitments to reduce global warming pollution – and achieve the 80 percent reductions in emissions scientists believe will be necessary to stave off the worst impacts of global warming – we must reduce emissions from the transportation sector. | |
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| 2007-07-24 | |
| Temperatures across Massachusetts were unusually warm in 2006, according to a new report released today by Environment Massachusetts. The average temperature in Boston’s Logan International Airport was 1.8°F above average in 2006, while average temperatures at Worcester’s Regional Airport reached 3.1°F degrees above normal. Environment Massachusetts said this warmer-than-normal weather is indicative of what Massachusetts can expect with continued global warming. | |
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| 2007-04-12 | |
| The early effects of global warming are already evident across the United States and worldwide. The past nine years have all been among the 25 warmest for the contiguous United States, a streak unprecedented in the historical record. If emissions are left unchecked, temperatures will continue to rise, and the effects of global warming will become more severe. This report examines trends in U.S. global warming pollution nationally and by state and concludes that the failure to limit emissions nationwide has allowed global warming pollution to grow out of control. | |
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| 2006-08-24 | |
| Extensive scientific evidence demonstrates that global warming is real, that it is affecting us now, and that human activities—particularly the burning of fossil fuels—are the primary cause. | |
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| 2006-06-30 | |
| The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is the first regional policy on climate change in the United States, and could pave the way for future efforts to control global warming pollution at the state level or to create a national program along the lines of the worldwide Kyoto Protocol. | |
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| 2006-04-26 | |
| Transportation is the leading source of global warming pollution in New England, responsible for more than one-third of the region’s emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading global warming pollutant. Worse, transportation-sector emissions have been rising for decades and are projected to continue to increase if trends toward more vehicle travel and less fuel-efficient cars and trucks continue. | |
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| 2006-02-08 | |
| Shrinking glaciers, rising global temperatures, increasingly severe storms, and alarming scientific predictions have led to increasing public concern about the impacts of global warming on the environment, health and society. | |
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| 2006-02-07 | |
| Transportation is the leading source of global warming emissions in Massachusetts. The state’s cars, trucks and other transportation vehicles emit more carbon dioxide – the leading global warming gas – than the entire economies of more than 140 other nations, including Peru, Croatia and Lebanon. | |
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| 2005-09-12 | |
| Nine Northeast states from Delaware to Maine are currently working to develop a regional system to limit global warming pollution from power plants. The program, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), represents one of the first significant efforts to mitigate the serious impacts of global warming in the United States. | |
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| 2005-08-31 | |
| Nine Northeast states from Delaware to Maine are currently working to develop a regional cap-and-trade system to limit global warming pollution from power plants. The program, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), represents one of the first significant efforts to mitigate the serious impacts of global warming in the United States. | |
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| 2005-08-23 | |
| In August of 2001, the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) agreed to a comprehensive Climate Change Action Plan with the long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the region by 75-85%. As that plan accurately pointed out, “global warming, given its harmful consequences to the environment and the economy, is a joint concern for which a regional approach to strategic action is required.†| |
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| 2005-07-26 | |
| Nine Northeast states from Delaware to Maine are currently working to develop a regional cap-and-trade system to limit global warming pollution from power plants. The program, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), represents one of the first significant efforts to address global warming in the U.S. | |
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| 2005-02-14 | |
| More than three years after the region’s governors adopted a landmark agreement to reduce New England’s contribution to global warming, emissions of the leading global warming gas—carbon dioxide—continue to increase in the region. | |
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| 2004-09-10 | |
| At the direction of their governors, representatives of nine Northeast states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont) are currently working to develop a regional cap-and-trade system designed to limit emissions of carbon dioxide (the leading global warming gas) from power plants in the region. The process, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), holds the promise of significantly reducing the Northeast’s contribution to global warming. | |
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| 2004-06-16 | |
| First Assessment of the Region's Progress Towards Meeting the Goals of the New England Governors / Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan of 2001 | |
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| 2004-04-20 | |
| Massachusetts could make major strides toward reducing its emissions of global warming gases over the next several decades by adopting a series of policy strategies to make the state more energy efficient and reduce the use of fossil fuels. | |
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