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2007 Was Second Warmest Year on Record

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 29, 2008

2007 was Earth's second warmest year on record, tied with 1998. The eight warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998, and the 14 warmest years have all occurred since 1990.

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NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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Offshore Drilling Provides Little Relief

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
August 5, 2008

The Bush Administration admits that new offshore drilling "would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices" for almost 20 years.

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U.S Department of Energy
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Wind Power Capacity Rapidly Expanding

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 17, 2008

The largest component of renewables generation capacity is wind power, which grew by 28 percent worldwide in 2007 to reach an estimated 95 GW. Annual capacity additions increased even more: 40 percent higher in 2007 compared to 2006.

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"Renewable Energy Facts - Peak Oil," North Denver News, 16 April 2008. http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/1295/2/
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Increase in Use of Renewable Energy

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 17, 2008

Renewable electricity generation capacity reached an estimated 240 gigawatts (GW) worldwide in 2007, an increase of 50 percent over 2004.

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"Renewable Energy Facts - Peak Oil," North Denver News, 16 April 2008. http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/1295/2/
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Solar photovoltaics: Fastest growing renewable energy technology

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 17, 2008

The fastest growing energy technology in the world is grid-connected solar photovoltaics (PV), with 50 percent annual increases in cumulative installed capacity in both 2006 and 2007, to an estimated 7.7 GW. This translates into 1.5 million homes with rooftop solar PV feeding into the grid worldwide.

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"Renewable Energy Facts-Peak Oil," North Denver News, 16 April 2008. http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/1295/2/
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Majority of states have wind farms

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 17, 2008

Currently, thirty-four states have wind farms.

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Tom Pelton, "Wind Farms to be Barred," Baltimore Sun, 12 April 2008. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.wind12apr12,0,3583807.story
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Global warming neglected by media

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 10, 2008

Of the 3,201 questions the major TV networks directly asked the presidential candidates in 2007, only eight were about global warming.

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"Al Gore is back with global warming slide show 2.0" Los Angeles Times, 9 April 2008. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/04/al-gore-is-back.html
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Antarctica melting as a result of global warming

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 10, 2008

The part of Antarctica that's melting as a result of global warming is the size of California.

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"Al Gore is back with global warming slide show 2.0" Los Angeles Times, 9 April 2008. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/04/al-gore-is-back.html
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$22 trillion in new energy investment needed

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 8, 2008

The International Energy Agency estimates that, between now and 2030, $22 trillion in new investment is needed to meet expected demand.

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Energy Information Administration 2008 Energy Conference, Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, NewsBlaze.com, 7 April 2008. http://newsblaze.com/story/20080407083828tsop.nb/newsblaze/WORLDNEW/World-News.html
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Global Warming Kills 150,000 per year

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
April 8, 2008

According to the World Health Organization, global warming may be responsible for the deaths of an estimated 150,000 people annually.

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"Asia will bear brunt of climate change-linked deaths: WHO," Agence France-Presse, 7 April 2008. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEkyUVr3O7CUzZ3mX-k1y0mEkIEg
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