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AIG Adopts Policy on Climate Change
International News • May 17, 2006
American International Group has joined the ranks of major insurers committed to doing something about the increased risks the industry faces due to climate change.
In a newly issued statement, ...
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| RE: It's a fact and we need to do something before it's to | Hal | May 18, 2006, 4:59 pm |
| RE: RE: It's a fact and we need to do something before it' | Hal | May 18, 2006, 3:58 pm |
| RE: RE: CAUSE of weather change | Hal | May 18, 2006, 3:54 pm |
| RE: It's a fact and we need to do something before it's to | Tycho | May 18, 2006, 3:15 pm |
| It's a fact and we need to do something before it's too la | O. Puh-leez | May 18, 2006, 3:11 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Not this again... | Tycho | May 18, 2006, 2:51 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Not this again... | Tycho | May 18, 2006, 2:49 pm |
| RE: CAUSE of weather change | Hal Admirer | May 18, 2006, 1:07 pm |
| Global Warming is a Fact | I'm a Believer | May 18, 2006, 1:04 pm |
| RE: CAUSE of weather change | Ghost | May 18, 2006, 1:03 pm |
| RE: RE: Not this again... | Jeff | May 18, 2006, 12:32 pm |
| RE: Not this again... | Hal | May 17, 2006, 5:25 pm |
| Not this again... | Tigertail | May 17, 2006, 4:11 pm |
| CAUSE of weather change | Hal | May 17, 2006, 3:56 pm |
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Subject: Global Warming is a Fact
"Global Warming 101
2005 Vies for Hottest Year on Record
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Global average surface temperatures pushed 2005 into a virtual tie with 1998 as the hottest year on record.[1] For people living in the Northern Hemisphereâââ‰â¬Âmost of the world's populationâââ‰â¬Â2005 was the hottest year on record since 1880, the earliest year for which reliable instrumental records were available worldwide.
Because most global warming emissions remain in the atmosphere for decades or centuries, the energy choices we make today greatly influence the climate our children and grandchildren inherit. We have the technology to increase energy efficiency, significantly reduce these emissions from our energy and land use, and secure a high quality of life for future generations. We must act now to avoid dangerous consequences."