Sandy, in slamming into the geographical and symbolic hearts of finance and policy in this country has brought climate risks and costs into popular discussion, but even before that, there were indications of a cultural tipping point.
In this regard, climate science and economics have much in common.
"Negotiations are ongoing, but Fox's current demands are unreasonable and excessive, especially in this economic climate, " said Time Warner Cable spokeswoman Maureen Huff.
That's true that we arrived in Copenhagen not to have this bilateral meeting, but to move forward all the whole range of climate issues, and in this respect our work is not over.
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In a climate of crisis and general gloom this advert shows that it can play the role of a positive spur in a depressed climate.
"To stand up and say that we in this country will benefit from climate change profoundly misunderstands the nature of the threat and the impact that climate change is going to have, " he warned.
More importantly, construing the climate-change problem in this manner may unintentionally and indirectly hamper the success of more comprehensive climate-change policies.
With this ability we can now identify, in 3D space and 4D time, the most offending sources of carbon in order to plug this holes and slow the pace of climate change.
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Housing is a key variable in the intensity and longevity of this new climate.
No doubt -- and they talked about this in Germany -- they will talk about clean energy and climate change.
But I think what we must do in the present climate, and this is why I think the Prime Minister was right to tackle this head on, is to try and move now to reassure people about the probity of public life, and the financing of political parties because I think that is very very important to do that.
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The topic was the most frequently talked about issue in 10 nations in last year's survey, but this year climate change topped the list only in Germany and Britain.
In this anti-intellectual and anti-rational climate, Netanyahu's speech has little chance of making a lasting impact on the White House.
That suggests other compounds are important, too and this, in turn, implies that current climate models, which assume most seeds are made of ammonia or sulphuric acid, may require revision.
You need growth to revive confidence, and the only tool capable of producing growth in this climate, the critics would argue, is fiscal policy - a lot more government spending.
"The government has repeatedly pledged to reform housing benefit but failed to do so, and cases like this, particularly in the current economic climate, drive home the urgency of the matter, " she said.
The study simulated changes in agricultural yields as a result of changing precipitation and temperature patterns, finding that crop yields may increase under the higher temperature and precipitation under many climate-change scenarios in this region.
This is a silly -- and indeed, dangerous -- way to have a climate change debate in this country.
"The damage from Irene and Lee has resulted in an opportunity to do this kind of work focusing on climate change resilience for both the human community and for fish and wildlife, " Brown said.
Kuwait has done little to diversify its economy, in part, because of this positive fiscal situation, and, in part, due to the poor business climate and the acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch, which has stymied most movement on economic reforms.
The statement said that ANZ had withdrawn funding for Whitehaven's proposed Maules Creek mine due to "reputational risks and analysis of the returns on this mine in the current climate of high volatility in the coal export market".
Only those with their heads buried deep in the sand can believe that climate change is not upon us and that fossil fuels are not changing this planet in ways that will make life difficult for our children and their children.
And I am confident that this President, this Congress and the peoples of the world can come together in Copenhagen this December to reach a historic agreement on climate change.
It is through understanding the concerns linked to climate change and the studies carried out in this area that it is possible to assure the promotion, and, more importantly, the preservation of these regions, which ensure the climatic balance of the entire planet.
This is thanks in part to the climate and in part to the soil, a mixture of limestone and clay and thousands of fossilized oyster shells (a wine snob could probably even name the type of oyster).
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New York will need federal help to protect it from future calamities, and the world will need leadership on climate change in order to reverse this terrible trend.
It is also women who can lead the changes required for increased resilience in the face of climate change and to enable them to do this we must meet their unmet need for health and education.
Far more insidious than all these concerns is the implicit assertion that the authors have cracked the hidden economic forces at work in the climate-change debate, and the explicit suggestion that this one technological solution is the silver bullet that could solve the climate calamity.
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