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(http://straight.com)
- scanned by: futuramb
over 4 years ago
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An article about the consequences of the climate situation for food supplies and consequently for global national security.
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(http://blog.wired.com)
- scanned by: Marc Cobb
over 4 years ago
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In good news for a change, a new calculation of the world's coal reserves is much lower than previous estimates. Coal is responsible for most of the CO2 emissions that drive climate change. If there were actually less coal available for burning, c...
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(http://www.treehugger.com)
- scanned by: Marc Cobb
over 4 years ago
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Cutely titled "20/20/20 by 2020", the European Union's new plan to fight global warming was recently announced. Unfortunately, according to many scientists in the EU and the US, the measures will not bring about enough of a reduction in ...
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(http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
- scanned by: chelss28
over 4 years ago
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US Researchers have discovered a way to harness the currents in water to produce energy. They have developed a device which can be used to harness energy in a more efficient manner than wind or solar, and if only 0.1 percent of the energy is harne...
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energy, oceans, riverbeds, scientists, harnessed, efficient, englishchannel, vibrations, fish, currents
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(http://cleantechnica.com)
- scanned by: Mielle Sullivan
over 4 years ago
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Yesterday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a long-range plan to gather enough solar power to meet 10 percent of LA’s energy needs by 2020. This will be a major upgrade for the city, which currently derives less than 1 percent of its energy fr...
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(http://www.guardian.co.uk)
- scanned by: telvingoh
over 4 years ago
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"Alarm bells rang, with many governments alerted to what might lie ahead as climate change and soil destruction reduce the supply of food on the world market. The result, a huge international land grab, raises many troublesome issues."
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(http://www.worldwatch.org)
- scanned by: GavinChua
over 4 years ago
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Climate activists worldwide are raising the stakes, with many turning to civil disobedience to make their voices heard. Actions in recent months have ranged from chaining themselves to coal conveyor belts in Sydney, to forming port blockades in th...
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(http://www.eurekalert.org)
- scanned by: GavinChua
over 4 years ago
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A group of 10 prominent scientists says that the level of globe-warming carbon dioxide in the air has probably already reached a point where world climate will change disastrously unless the level can be reduced in coming decades. The study is a d...
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(http://www.eurekalert.org)
- scanned by: GavinChua
over 4 years ago
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Jerome Bernier, a PhD student in the U of A Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, has found a group of genes in rice that enables a yield of up to 100 per cent more in severe drought conditions.
The discovery marks the first...
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(http://www.monstersandcritics.com)
- scanned by: chelss28
over 4 years ago
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A fair and fascinating article about the possible use of Latvian sand to combat the effects of global warming on the polar ice caps. The positives and negatives are weighed.
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latvia, environment, polar, ice, caps, melting, global, climate, change, sand, economy, combat
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(http://www.nature.com)
- scanned by: il pinolo
over 4 years ago
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Carbon capture and storage may be one way to achieve deep reductions in emissions, but ensuring the gas stays buried will be crucial to proving its viability. Mark Schrope reports on a promising new method for monitoring carbon dioxide deep underg...
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(http://www.iht.com)
- scanned by: GavinChua
over 4 years ago
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This is a worthwhile pursuit, not just in affecting US policy on climate change. But also taking lessons from threats to the Mekong Delta, to build a resilient Mississippi Delta and offer a better post-Katrina response in future.
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