The climate's tipping point.(Opinion)(Brief article)

Waste News, November, 2006

Let's see, in this issue of Waste News, we have: * A NASA leader warning about flooding and other disasters at home and abroad if global warming is not addressed. * Business giant Wal-Mart saying it would welcome a cap-and-trade program for carbon credits. * The National Football League saying it will plant trees in Miami to mitigate carbon dioxide generated at this season's Super Bowl.

* Staples unveiling the largest solar energy project in New England, citing its "moral obligation to improve our environmental impact'' and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. * A British government report concluding that the costs of global climate change, if left unchecked, could equal 20 percent of the world's gross domestic product. Other similar...

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