The Republican Journal: Coastal Senior College Offers Course on Global Warming

Have you ever wondered why it is that modern human enterprise has wrought such wreck and ruin on the planet?
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Instructor Fred Cichocki will help students understand the real “inconvenient truth” of why and how we fell from grace with the Earth, and what we can do to begin restoring the right ecological relationship before it’s too late. This course promises to be an eye-opener!
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“Falling From Grace With the Earth” will meet on Wednesdays 1 - 3PM September 22 - October 20, at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta.

Climate Change May Affect Plague Distribution and Incidence - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 7 -- /PRNewswire/ -- While many climate experts and environmentalists explore the negative effects of global warming, a new study reveals a positive outcome of the warming of the planet: the potential elimination of the plague.

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Nairobi, 6 September 2010 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is today publishing an ambitious new strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and pave the way towards a zero emissions future.
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A key target area is work-related travel by UNEP employees. At present, air travel is responsible for over 85% of UNEP's carbon emissions. The new strategy aims to reduce employee travel by 3% each year from 2010 to 2012.
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UNEP has been climate neutral since 2008, but the new efficiency measures in the Climate Neutral Strategy will enable UNEP to lead by example in promoting sustainability.