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Frances C. Moore "With the record for 2007 now complete, it is clear that temperatures around the world are continuing their upward climb. The global average in 2007 was 14.73 degrees Celsius (58.5 degrees Fahrenheit)—the -- the second warmest year on record, only 0.03 degrees Celsius behind the 2005 maximum," according to an EPI report by [[Frances C. Moore]]. "January 2007 was the hottest January ever measured, a full 0.23 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous record. August was also a record for that month and September was the second warmest September recorded." <ref>Frances C... To read the rest of this article and to view a supporting datasetMoore, please visit Earth Policy Institute at "[http://www.earth-policy.org/Indicators/Temp/2008.htm 2007 SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD: Northern Hemisphere Temperature Highest Ever]," Earth Policy Institute, January 10, 2008.</ref>
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"In a report compiled in early 2007, the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] listed 151 coal-fired power plants in the planning stages and talked about a resurgence in coal-fired electricity. But during 2007, [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Cancelled_coal_plants 59 proposed U.S. coal-fired power plants were either refused licenses by state governments or quietly abandoned]," reads an EPI report by [[Lester R. Brown]]. "In addition to the 59 plants that were dropped, close to 50 more coal plants are being contested in the courts, and the remaining plants will likely be challenged as they reach the permitting stage." <ref>Lester R. Brown, "[http://www.earthpolicy.org/Updates/2008/Update70.htm U.S. Moving Toward Ban on New Coal-Fired Power Plants]," Earth Policy Institute, February 14, 2008.</ref>
==[[Global warming]]==
Janet Larsen
