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Analysis: Climate bill may spur energy revolution
It was late Friday when the House passed legislation that would, for the first time, require limits on pollution blamed for global warming — mainly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Now the Senate has the chance to change the way Americans produce and use energy.
By H. Josef Hebert , June 27, 2009
H1N1 virus 'now unstoppable'
Swine flu becomes first pandemic in 41 years The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere. U.S. officials said today they've taken an early aggressive approach and the WHO announcement won't change how it's been dealing with the issue. The WHO designation is based on geographic spread and not on the nature of the disease, U.S. officials said.
By Maria Cheng and Frank Jordans , June 11, 2009
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Not so windy?
Research suggests winds dying downThe wind, a favorite power source of the green energy movement, seems to be dying down across the United States. And the cause, ironically, may be global warming - the very problem wind power seeks to address.
By Seth Borenstein , June 10, 2009
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U.S. pork industry baffled by bans in China, Russia
Continued bans on U.S. pork imports by China, Russia and more than a dozen other counties have baffled government and industry officials, leading some to speculate that the issue is more about market share than health concerns.
By Luke Meredith , June 04, 2009
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WHO says swine flu alert closer to pandemic
WHO flu chief Keiji Fukuda said the disease has reached 64 countries and infected 18,965 people, causing 117 deaths. WHO is now debating whether to add a second measure that indicates how dangerous the virus is — rather than just how widespread — after several countries raised concerns that declaring a global pandemic could cause mass confusion and panic even though it is still unclear how dangerous the virus will be.
By Frank Jordans , June 02, 2009
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WHO: Making swine flu vaccine harder than thought
Making a swine flu vaccine appears to be more difficult than experts first thought, the World Health Organization acknowledged today as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan met with pharmaceutical companies in Geneva.
By Associated Press , May 19, 2009
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WHO eyes swine flu transmision rates, new vaccine
Health experts are looking very closely at the spread of swine flu among people in Spain, Britain and Japan, a WHO official said Sunday, as Japan confirmed dozens of new cases among teenagers and shut down affected schools.
By Eliane Engeler and Mari Yamaguchi , May 17, 2009
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