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IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16

The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is expected to be released Nov. 16, 2007, during a Nov. 12-17 gathering in Valencia, Spain.

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The Road to Bali-Treaty Talks Dec. 3-14

The Valencia science meeting is just a prologue to a meeting of diplomats from some 180 countries in Bali, Indonesia, to hammer out a new international agreement to control climate change. The current Kyoto Protocol, which was signed in 1997 and took effect in 2005, expires in 2012.

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Report Distills Science for Legislative, Diplomatic Playoffs

As Congress members and international diplomats roll up their sleeves for serious efforts at action in coming months, a final "synthesis" report from the top U.N. climate science body will brief them this week.

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SEJ To Offer More Resources for Reporters on Climate

In January of 2007, the Society of Environmental Journalists added a special section to its Web site to help reporters cover climate change - which seems to be shaping up as one of the biggest environmental stories of the next decade.

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TOOLBOX: Covering the Health Effects of Climate Change

How health may be affected; accusation that Bush administration drastically altered CDC testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Oct. 23, 2007.

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Eco-Mapping the News With Google Earth

One of the best parts of the environment beat is getting out in the field. Now you can bring "the field" (whether it's your town or the whole world) to your audience through interactive maps. In many cases, you can create great interactive and even collaborative online maps with basic technical skills, using free or cheap tools.

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Global Land Cover Map Said To Be Most Detailed Yet

A new righ-resolution world map may add zing to land-use stories.

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Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories

A new report on global agriculture can deepen your Farm Bill stories.

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Winners: SEJ 7th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Here are the finalists for the year 2007 in SEJ's Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. This year a new category for Books is included.

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United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP is the administrative umbrella for most major UN environmental efforts, including those on climate change. Their site is a good place to look for current and upcoming events, reports, and documents.

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