Obama's global-warming crisis before Copenhagen | csmonitor.com

The Copenhagen summit was supposed to be the "meeting that saved the world."

But despite Al Gore's best efforts, Americans are not yet concerned enough about global warming to force Congress to act. Creative alternatives are needed.

"FACT"BOX from Reuters-The science spurring talks on a UN climate pact

IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri says evidence for global warming has strengthened in the past two years.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this month that sea levels may rise by 0.5 to 2 metres this century. He said that summer ice on the Arctic Ocean -- which shrank to a record low in 2007 -- could virtually disappear by 2030
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-- Overall impacts -- there is evidence since 2001 that any benefits of warming would be at lower temperatures than previously forecast and that damages from larger temperature rises would be bigger.

The Thin Green Line : I'm funding the greatest new source of global warming: Ask me why!

A proposed new coal plant in the state of Gujarat, India, would emit 26.7 million metric tonnes of CO2 a year for the next 50 years, making it likely the largest new contributor to climate-changing emissions.

Who's paying for the $850 million project? Why, you and I are, through the World Bank's "Clean Technology Fund," of all things.

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Considering all the logistics, each tomato she purchased had a carbon footprint of several tons.

Video: Wolf's tough 'Jeopardy!' - Patrick Gavin

It was a rough night for CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday night's "Jeopardy!"