Environmental
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Global warming's effects: How exactly ice melt and the rising seas workSep 19, 2019 5:25 am - Of all the consequences of a warming world, the idea that our oceans would rise is, on its face, one of the easiest to understand - and maybe the most terrifying. We're ...
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I'm having a hard time coping with scary climate change news. What should I do?Sep 19, 2019 5:23 am - Dear Sara: I recently read the climate change report out of Australia - "Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach" - and I am having a hard time c...
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Five climate change science misconceptions – debunkedSep 19, 2019 5:00 am - The science of climate change is more than 150 years old, and it is probably the most tested area of modern science. However, the energy industry, political lobbyists an...
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Five York students draw a crowd in Elmhurst to support their climate strikeSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Five York High School students drew a little crowd to support their climate strike Thursday at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church. The gathering was one of the student strike...
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The silenced: meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by TrumpSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - From weakening vehicle emissions to blocking warnings about how coastal parks could flood or the impact on the Arctic, the Trump administration is accused of muzzling cl...
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UN chief: Governments must 'act faster' on climate changeSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - UN Secretary General António Guterres says governments around the world are not responding fast enough to address problems of a changing climate. But in an interview wit...
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Dozens of West, Northwest suburban sites welcome visitors for Sept. 28 Illinois Solar TourSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - The rapid growth of solar power in Illinois will be on display Saturday, Sept. 28, as dozens of homes, business and other sites in Chicago's West and Northwest suburbs o...
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Editorial: Business has important role in curbing climate changeSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Second in a series Global warming, besides being a human catastrophe, will damage the world's economies. It will elevate the costs of doing business...
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Nicor grant to address wetlands at Sugar Creek Golf CourseSep 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Nicor Gas has provided a $47,000 grant to support Sugar Creek Restoration Project conservation efforts for use at Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park to help address t...
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Arlington Heights company to install more than 5,000 solar panelsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights-based machine tool manufacturer broke ground Friday on a green energy project that will install 5,040 solar panels on seven acres of the company's p...