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Having trouble receiving our e-mail? Try adding us ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) to your Address Book. For an online version of this newsletter, go to http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/e-newsletter/ Looking back over the past year, there were many positive steps forward in the fight against global warming. At the same time, there were also setbacks. As we move into the new year, here is a look back at ten of the biggest global warming stories of 2005. 1) Hottest Year on Record - This year came in as the hottest year on record. Following the trend of rising temperatures over the past decade with global temperatures recorded at 1.3 degrees higher than the historical average. 2) Global Warming and Hurricanes - Hurricane Katrina forced us to acknowledge the devastating impact that severe weather can have on our communities. In fact, the 2005 Hurricane Season was the most destructive hurricane season in history, with a record three Category Five Storms. 3) Growing Scientific Evidence - A number of scientific reports were published in 2005 providing further evidence that the Earth is warming quickly and dangerously as a result of human activities. 4) Cool Cities Take on Global Warming - This year, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels launched the U.S Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, calling on other mayors to make strong commitments to curb global warming in their cities. Today, 195 mayors in 38 states and representing over 40 million Americans have signed the pledge. 5) Kyoto Comes Into Effect - Last February, the Kyoto Protocol came into effect, committing 35 industrialized countries around the world to curb their global warming emissions. 6) States Adopt Global Warming Tailpipe Pollution Standards - This year, eleven states nationwide moved forward with plans to require cars, trucks, and SUVs in their states to dramatically reduce global warming emissions starting in 2009. 7) White House Censors Global Warming Science - While the Bush administration has repeatedly undermined and ignored the science behind global warming, one of the most telling examples happened last summer when it was discovered that Philip Cooney - an oil industry lobbyist turned administration official - had repeatedly removed references to the scientific evidence behind global warming from government documents and replaced them with industry talking points. Cooney eventually resigned before being hired by Exxon Mobil. 8) Global Warming at the G-8 - Leaders of the world's eight wealthiest nations met this year to discuss global warming, but the United States dragged its feet and kept the group from agreeing to take serious action. 9) Kyoto Meetings in Montreal - Representatives from around the world met in Montreal in December and laid the groundwork for future global warming reductions after the current Kyoto treaty expires. Despite resistance by the US delegation, negotiators agreed to continue plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 10) Losing the Polar Bears - Late this year, scientists for the first time videotaped polar bears drowning in the Artic as a result of disappearing ice flows caused by global warming. This is just another sad example of the impact that global warming is having on our planet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hotline, the Sierra Club's global warming e-newsletter, keeps you up to date on the fight to stop global warming. Every two weeks, you will receive an email with the information and tools to put real global warming solutions to work. Subscribe to The Hotline. Unsubscribe to The Hotline. View previous editions of The Hotline. Want to keep up with the Sierra Club's latest activities and news? Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the Sierra Club's flagship e-newsletter sent out twice a month. The Insider provides everything from information on new reports and issues to planning great hiking trips to how you can help change environmental policy. View recent editions of the Insider at the Insider Archives. Sierra Club 85 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94105 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sierraclub.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
