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Article: Earth's last gasp?(global warming, climate change)(Cover Story)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- May 1, 1997
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". . . Entrenched special interests,, such as the coal and oil industries, can be expected to use every tool at their disposal to fight sensible climate policies, regardless of the broad-scale benefits for the economy and the environment."
When coal, oil, and natural gas are burned to generate electricity, drive automobiles, run factories, and heat homes, the atmosphere is polluted with carbon dioxide, a gas that traps heat like the glass panes of a greenhouse. Scientists have been observing the buildup of carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases in the atmosphere for decades with increasing interest and concern. Net, the problem of human-induced ...