| The Alaska chapter of Youth for
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| | calls for increased fuel economy
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| Environmental Action, a high school
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| | standards for automobiles and trucks, and
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| program of the National Wildlife
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| | calls for strong incentives for
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| Federation, has traveled to Washington,
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| | development and support of renewable
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| D.C., to deliver a message about global
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| | energy sources.Some of the warming
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| warming to Congress. The group has a
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| | effects that have been seen in Alaska
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| multimedia presentation that explains how
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| | include the melting of upper permafrost
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| increased emissions of the byproducts of
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| | layers that have caused buildings to sink
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| burning fossil fuels, carbon dioxide and
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| | and tilt and the erosion of the coastline
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| methane gas, have created a reflective
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| | at the village of Shishmaref. The warmer
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| greenhouse effect that has caused a rise
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| | ocean temperatures have resulted in the
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| in temperatures globally.The teenagers
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| | reduction of the amount of ice near the
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| have collected over 5,000 signatures from
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| | shore that normally protects the
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| other Alaska teenagers, endorsing a call
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| | shoreline from harsh winter storms. As a
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| to action on the controversial issue of
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| | result of the vanishing shoreline, much
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| global warming. The immediate effects of
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| | of the village has been relocated further
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| global warming can be seen most
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| | inland at great expense.Another result of
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| dramatically in Alaska where the average
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| | warming can be seen in the Kenai
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| temperature has risen 3 degrees in the
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| | Peninsula where the largest insect
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| winter and 6 degrees in the summer during
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| | infestation in North America has
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| the past 30 years.Among the students who
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| | decimated the growth of white spruce
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| have been traveling and have visited
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| | trees. The population of spruce bark
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| Congress are Verner Wilson of Dillingham,
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| | beetles has increased tremendously due to
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| Tim Turner of Anchorage, Charlee Lockwood
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| | the longer length of the warm season in
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| of Saint Michael, and the group advisor,
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| | the area.Glaciers in Alaska are
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| Polly Carr.The students traveled
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| | retreating at a rapid rate due to the
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| throughout Alaska to basketball games,
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| | warmer temperatures. A popular glacier
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| field trips, ski meets, wrestling
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| | and tourist attraction at Portage could
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| contests, school breaks, and debate
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| | be seen from the road and visitor center
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| events in 103 Alaska communities. The
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| | 20 years ago, but now it is no longer
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| signatures represent about 10 percent of
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| | visible except from a tour boat. The
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| the teenage population of Alaska.The
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| | Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound
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| students' program asks Washington
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| | is retreating 80 to 115 feet per day and
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| congressmen to back a cap-and-trade
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| | has receded more than 6 miles in the past
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| greenhouse gas program that limits growth
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| | 35 years.In Barrow, the most northerly
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| of carbon dioxide and methane gas, two of
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| | village in Alaska, the warmer
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| the most harmful of the greenhouse gases,
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| | temperatures mean that there are now
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| in industry. The teens' program also
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| | mosquitoes where once there were none.
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