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The 60-watt replacement LED bulb arrives

Y! Green reports here at Yahoo News: For years, we have been watching as LED technology has improved and the cost of LED replacement bulbs has gotten lower and lower.

Sombre mood at UN climate talks

BBC News reports here: This year’s round of UN climate talks opens on Monday, with little expectation of significant progress.

Year reaches record temperatures

BBC News reports here: This year is heading to be the hottest or second hottest on record, according to the Met Office.

Greenhouse gases ‘rise to record levels in 2009′

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: GENEVA – Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record levels in 2009, the UN’s weather agency said Wednesday, warning that global warming could set off even greater methane emissions from the Arctic.

Temperatures will rise by up to 4C during this century

BBC News reports here: Promises countries have made to control carbon emissions will see temperatures rise by up to 4C during this century, a UN report concludes.

CO2 drop ‘smaller than expected’

BBC News reports here: Carbon emissions fell in 2009 due to the recession – but not by as much as predicted, suggesting the fast upward trend will soon be resumed.

13 nations meet to try to save wild tigers

CNN reports here: Beginning Sunday, Putin and the World Bank will co-host the International Forum on Tiger Conservation, bringing together the leaders of 13 nations to discuss what could be the best and last chance to save the wild tiger.

Climate project calls for citizen scientists

CNN reports here: An international team of climate scientists is calling on the public to help with a new initiative aimed at predicting how the climate will change during the 21st century.

The USA’s Ten Dirtiest Cities

USA’s Dirtiest Cities, Forbes.com reports here: California’s got seven of them. Will voters finally help clean the Golden State’s brown air?

USA’s  Ten Dirtiest Cities are:
1 Bakersfield, Calif.
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
3 Fresno-Madera, Calif.
4 Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
5 Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
6 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
7 Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
8 Modesto, Calif.
9 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, Calif./Nev.
10 Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pennsylvania

Canada senate kills climate bill

BBC News reports here: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government defeats a climate change bill calling for CO2 emission cuts.