Energy and Global Warming News for August 13th: 60% of species recovery plans identify global warming as extinction threat; Global CO2 emissions down in 2009; Scotland installing world's largest tidal turbine

Study: 60% of species recovery plans identify global warming as extinction threat

A scientific review of federal endangered species recovery plans finds that scientists are increasingly identifying global warming as an extinction threat but government agencies have yet to respond with any national strategy. The lack of recovery plan guidance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has led to inconsistent efforts to save species that scientists say are most threatened by global warming.

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