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Warm weather wrecks bears’ winter slumber
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Insomniac bears are roaming the forests of southwestern Siberia scaring local people as the weather stays too warm for the animals to fall into their usual winter slumber.
The furry mammals escape harsh winters by going to sleep in October-November for around six months, but in the snowless [click headline ^ above to continue story]

A conference hosted by Bill Clinton on world problems ended Friday with the former president announcing a total of $7.3 billion in pledges to help reduce global warming and fight Third World poverty, disease and ethnic strife.
The three-day Clinton Global Initiative, which attracted world leaders, corporate titans and celebrities, produced at least 215 commitments of [click headline ^ above to continue story]

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - California announced that it has filed a civil suit against six US and Japanese automakers for their alleged contribution to global warming, a first such legal fight in the United States.
“Global warming is causing significant harm to California’s environment, economy, agriculture and public health. The impacts are already costing millions of [click headline ^ above to continue story]

Satellite images of the Arctic show large openings in the perennial ice cover, yet another consequence of greenhouse warming, scientists announced this week.
The Arctic’s thick perennial sea ice typically survives the warmth of the summer and lasts through the year. But satellite images taken in late August show that up to 10 percent of the [click headline ^ above to continue story]

Watch this great video from the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Did you know that…??
1) America uses 25% of the world’s oil
2) America has only 3% of the world’s oil reserves
3) 92% of the world’s oil comes from very unstable countries
4) The top 3 producers of oil/ oil reserves:
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