A Great Barrier Reef on land breeds hope for threatened eco-systems
Barbara McMahon Scottsdale, New South Wales
The Guardian
30 Jul 2007

An ambitious scheme, described as a terrestrial version of the Great Barrier Reef, is underway to establish a wildlife corridor along almost the entire east coast of Australia to help protect animals and plants from climate change. The project aims to... read more...

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Barometers of global warming
SOMINI SENGUPTA ON CHORABARI GLACIER, INDIA
Bangkok Post
23 Jul 2007

This is how a glacier retreats. At nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, in the shadow of a sharp Himalayan peak, a wall of black ice oozes in the sunshine. A tumbling stone breaks the silence of the mountains, or water gurgles under the ground, a sign... read more...

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Alarmist global warming claims melt under scientific scrutiny
BY JAMES M. TAYLOR
Chicago Sun-Times
30 Jun 2007

In his new book, The Assault on Reason, Al Gore pleads, “We must stop tolerating the rejection and distortion of science. We must insist on an end to the cynical use of pseudo-studies known to be false for the purpose of intentionally clouding the... read more...

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