Global Warming Menaces California Wine Industry
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California will become hotter and  drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and  dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb  global warming, researchers said on Monday.
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Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in September.
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California on Wednesday sued six of the world's largest automakers, including General Motors Corp.  and Toyota Motor Corp. , over global warming, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.
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Who says they don't get irony? California Attorney General Bill Lockyer is suing six car manufacturers for selling products which contribute to global warming and damage the environment of California.â¦
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It's a trend that counts Leonardo DiCaprio, London cabs and Al Gore among its followers: Making life "carbon neutral" through tree-planting and other environmentally friendly efforts to curb emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. The theme is a hot one as scientists in Paris this week prepare to issue a major report on global warming &#151; but critics say the movement is counterproductive, even a scam.
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SACRAMENTO -- This city believes an answer for global warming is growing on trees.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  SJ-0524-Global-warming-enlarging-San-Francisco-Bay-scientists-say   Global warming enlarging San Francisco Bay, scientists say   Julie Sevrens Lyons  San Jose Mercury News, Calif.
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Nine automakers, led by Toyota and General Motors, have sued to block California&#39;s new greenhouse gas regulation, which would require a 30 percent cut in emissions from cars and trucks sold in the state by 2016.
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California filed a global warming  lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. , General  Motors Corp. , Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) and three  other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their  vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ By any measure, California wines rank among the best in the world. But a 2-degree rise in temperature could make Napa Valley chardonnay a thing of the past.  A couple more degrees and Napa would no longer be prime territory for wine of any kind.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 31--California's much-vaunted law restricting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles won't make a dent in global warming, even if adopted worldwide, a group of automobile manufacturers declared Wednesday.
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A sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises fears global warming is speeding up, reports say.
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A case before the US Supreme Court today could mean a wider market for Monterey County&#39;s smaller wineries, if the justices decide that states cannot prevent direct shipment of wine to consumers.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- California, joined by 15 other states led by New York, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over its refusal to allow the state to set its own, tougher vehicle-emissions standards to control greenhouse gases and combat global warming.
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By Kathy Marks  The Great Barrier Reef, already under threat from global warming, is also being affected by pollutants and pesticides from the land carried into the sea by flooded rivers, satellite images show.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 16--If California hopes to clean up its air and remain a leader in the fight against global warming. It will need to develop new fuels and vehicles to complement the laws it has enacted.
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The recent scares over deadly bacteria in California produce might hurt farm programs aimed at restoring wildlife habitat and cutting water pollution.  Such environmental programs could be at odds with "clean- farming" techniques promoted by food processors.