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Climate Change Rally in Seattle on May 21st, 2009
Political leaders from around the world have spent the last two weeks meeting in Copenhagen. They seek global and national solutions to the problem of climate change. Last week, Science reporter Audrey Quinn attended a climate change summit of a smaller scale. At a panel organized by Puget Sound publication YES! Magazine she listened to local leaders discuss how to address climate change at a community and individual level. Read the full description.
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Angeleah Smallwood
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 03:04 PM | Permalink
Great Topic, Well Delivered!
With all the controversy around "global warming", "climate change" is a great objective topic.