http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/environment-rhode-island-media-statement-on-u_s_-epa-denial-of-waiver-for-clean-cars-standards Environment Rhode Island Media Statement on U.S. EPA Denial of Waiver for Clean Cars Standards http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/environment-rhode-island-media-statement-on-u_s_-epa-denial-of-waiver-for-clean-cars-standards Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:26:01 -0600 http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/r_i_-clean-cars-advocate-applauds-new-california-lawsuit-over-clean-cars-program California Files New Lawsuit Over Clean Cars Program http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/r_i_-clean-cars-advocate-applauds-new-california-lawsuit-over-clean-cars-program Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:23:24 -0600 http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/states-rev-up-clean-car-campaigns States rev up ‘Clean Car’ campaigns http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/states-rev-up-clean-car-campaigns Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:22:31 -0600 http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/frequency-of-one-year-storms-increases-88-in-r_i-and-60-across-new-england-since-1948 New Data Consistent with Predicted http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/frequency-of-one-year-storms-increases-88-in-r_i-and-60-across-new-england-since-1948 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:25:11 -0600 http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/new-report-temperatures-up-in-rhode-island As the presidential candidates prepare to discuss some of the most important issues facing our country at their final debate tonight, Environment Rhode Island released a new report documenting that the average temperature in Providence in 2007 was 1.2 °F above the historical average. The year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record globally and was the 10th warmest year on record in the United States. These record temperatures are part of a trend toward rising temperatures resulting from global warming. “The evidence of global warming continues to build up around us. Temperatures are rising in Rhode Island and across the country,” said Rob Sargent, for Environment Rhode Island. “While one or two degrees may not seem like much, any parent with a sick child knows that even a small rise in temperature can have a big effect,” he continued. According to NASA, seven of the world’s eight warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. These above-average temperatures led Environment Rhode Island to examine temperature trends at the local level more closely. “Feeling the Heat: Global Warming and Rising Temperatures in the United States” compares government temperature data for the years 2000-2007 with the historical average, or “normal,” temperature for the preceding 30 years, 1971-2000. Our data were collected at 255 weather stations – those with the highest quality data – in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Key findings for Rhode Island include: http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/new-report-temperatures-up-in-rhode-island Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:15:34 -0500 http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/auction-of-pollution-permits-marks-breakthrough-in-u_s_-global-warming-policy The nation's http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/auction-of-pollution-permits-marks-breakthrough-in-u_s_-global-warming-policy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:24:42 -0500