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GOP opens probe into climate science e-mails Congressional Republicans are investigating e-mails stolen from a British climate change research center that they say show scientists attempting to suppress data that does not support man-made global warming. |
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Obama fires up climate target ahead of summit Nov. 25: President Barack Obama set a new goal for reducing U.S. emissions Wednesday and said he'll attend the climate summit in Copenhagen, reviving hopes that the conference may produce more than political hot air. NBC's Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent Anne Thompson reports. |
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