Thursday, March 15, 2007

Bridgeport News _ Shelton, Conn.

Hometown Publications: "Scientists from 113 countries said they are 90 percent certain that burning fossil fuel is causing the Earth's warming.

The effects of global warming can be reduced, according to the panel's report about how and why the planet is warming. The panel will release another report later this year on what to do about global warming.

When cars, power plants and factories burn fossil fuels, they release carbon dioxide that heats the Earth's atmosphere."