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Many folks asked for high-resolution and Celsius versions of the chart I posted 10 days ago : Temperature change over past 11,300 years (in blue, via  Science, 2013 ) plus projected warming this century on humanity’s current emissions path (in red, via  recent literature ). The high-resolution F version is here and the high-resolution C version is here . As an aside, readers know I have scaled back my coverage of the denier blogs for two reasons

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Under a new military doctrine, Pakistan has now officially recognized that “homegrown militancy” is the top threat that the country faces, replacing neighboring India for the first time. For decades, it has been an unofficial policy of Pakistan to cultivate ties with militant groups for use as proxies in battles against external enemies

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by Justin Guay, via the Sierra Club The U.S. Ex-Im Bank and its president Fred Hochberg have never met a coal project they didn’t like. At times it’s so bad we don’t know what century the institution thinks it is operating in

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Compilation via the Sierra Club , NRDC and the National Wildlife Federation TransCanada will say anything to build its toxic Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would cut through the country. Over the years, TransCanada’s political and PR maneuvering has provided a remarkable timeline of alarming contradictions and lies

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By Hakim and Kathy Kelly, September 3, 2012 She says the fighting must stop for everyone, including women. Guns and bombs, she says, are not improving women’s rights. read more

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Our guest blogger is Kate Pennington , an education policy analyst at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Republicans have been internally debating just how much to cut federal spending on education, but their platform unveiled this week at their convention in Tampa Bay does little to clarify their vision beyond referencing that no new investments will be made

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The United States’ share of global college graduates fell substantially in the first decade of the 21st century and stands to drop even more by 2020 as developing economies in China and India have graduated more college students, presenting challenges for American workers’ ability to remain competitive in a global economy in the future.

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Walden Bello This past month was the hottest July in the United States ever recorded. In India, the monsoon rains are long delayed, resulting in the country’s second drought in four years

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Fox News contributor Dick Morris told attendees at a Republican congressional candidate event on Tuesday that he will release a new book titled Here Come the Black Helicopters! later this year . Morris’ book will purportedly expose President Obama’s plans to impose global government through the United Nations

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It takes time to become skilled at business social networking. The truth about this fact is … How Fast Can Someone Get Good At Social Networking For Business …

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