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February 05, 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16580272

South Africa's rooibos tea only grows in a small area and erratic weather patterns - blamed by some on climate change - mean the plant and the new industry are now under threat.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-solar-desert-20120205,

Industrial-scale solar development is well underway in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. The federal government has furnished more public property to this cause than it has for oil and gas exploration over the last decade — 21 million acres, more than the area of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties put together.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577201

The worst drought on record in various parts of Mexico has destroyed millions of acres of cropland and left millions of livestock without food, leading to fears about potential food shortages at a time when U.S. states like Texas are also suffering unusually dry weather.

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h3TaXs_xlQ

The UN Environment Programme is emerging as a hot issue in preparations for June's Rio conference, styled as a once-in-a-generation chance to restore a sick planet to good health.

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http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/ssssscotland-here-we-c

Grass snakes from England are colonising Scotland as climate warms.

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http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/02/

A European Parliament committee this week approved an EU "road map" to a low-carbon economy that seeks to go beyond current greenhouse gas reduction targets.

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x123147680/Report-Power-plants-pol

Power plants throughout eastern Massachusetts are the largest industrial sources of greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change in the state, according to new data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_why-jog-falls-have-bee

Prabhakar Bhat is part of a government team studying the nature of forests in the Malenaad. They found that the tropical rainforest is rapidly changing character, due to "changing rain patterns and systematic degradation," according to Bhat.

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http://www.theeagle.com/local/CS-reins-in-green-efforts--694841

College Station City Council opted to go green in 2008. But last week, after four years, the city toned down those ambitions. It removed the word "leader" from its policy statement and added a note about fiscal responsibility.

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http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120205/NEWS01/202050303/Seeds

For more than four decades, Lin-I-Farms has sold its share of dusty millers, a plant known to grow only from May to September. But in recent years, farm owner Linda Shockley has noticed that they have started surviving year-round.

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