Groups Urge New Drive to Fight Oil-Climate Crisis
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WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Activists and foreign policy experts held a public forum this weekend to launch what they hope will be &quot;a combined international movement&quot; to respond to the threats of climate change and the depletion of oil and other cheap energy sources.
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Fear of runaway global warming pushed more than 40 countries to line up Saturday behind France's bid for a new environmental body that could single out _ and perhaps police _ nations that abuse the Earth.Comment
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The Energy Security Leadership Council is lobbying for a comprehensive campaign to reduce reliance on imported oil.
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From aggressive greenhouse-gas limits to new nuclear plants, independent group tries to bridge divisive issues. By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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WASHINGTON - The bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy on Wednesday urged the US Congress to end a two-year stalemate and adopt a broad package of proposals addressing climate change, oil security, natural gas supplies and fuel efficiency in
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The world's top finance officials on  Friday asked oil-producing nations to step up production and  agreed it was crucial to work out exactly why prices have  soared to levels that threaten global growth.
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Declaring the global warming debate over, an international team of scientists urged the world's nations on Tuesday to act now to keep climate change from becoming a catastrophe.
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The International Energy Agency on Tuesday urged major Asian economies to work together to develop oil and natural gas fields in Siberia, and offered to act as a go-between.
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The Group of Seven industrial nations called on oil-producing states to provide ``adequate supplies&#39;&#39; and Asian nations to loosen currency pegs to help sustain the strongest world expansion in three decades.
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A coalition of environmental activists and investors is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies to disclose the risks that climate change may pose to their bottom lines.
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World scientists gather next week to discuss the climate change crisis threatening the planet amid stark warnings that the time for talking is over and action is urgently needed.
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Environmental and development groups joined forces in warning here that global warming threatens to hit the world's poorest people hardest and magnify existing injustices.
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Automakers and their allies have stepped up lobbying to convince states that a proposal by California to cut tailpipe emissions sharply to fight global warming could further depress the struggling U.S. industry.
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A group backed by the coal industry and its utility allies is waging a $35 million campaign in primary and caucus states to rally public support for coal-fired electricity and to fuel opposition to legislation that Congress is crafting to slow climate change.
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A nonpartisan group that includes advocates for business, labor, consumers, and the environment gave a significant nudge this week to the effort to craft a national energy policy.
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A broad coalition of groups is expected to file a petition asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its investigation into the marketing of power.
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It is redoubling efforts to promote its product as a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.