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Who will pick up the bill? Possible job cuts and revenue loss as a result of ocean acidification
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Ocean acidification, a direct result of increased CO2 emission, is set to change the Earth's marine ecosystems forever and may have a direct impact on our economy, resulting in substantial revenue declines and job losses.
Great Lakes slowly losing water
Jun 22, 2007 |
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Boaters on Lake Superior said the water is so low it appears the world's largest freshwater lake is disappearing.
Climate change to spur rapid shifts in wildfire hotspots
Apr 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change will bring about major shifts in worldwide fire patterns, and those changes are coming fast, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis led by researchers at the University of ...
Scientists debate the accuracy of Al Gore's documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Apr 14, 2008 |
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There is no question that Al Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is a powerful example of how scientific knowledge can be communicated to a lay audience. What is up for debate is whether it accurately presents the sc ...
Britain launches renewables drive to cut emissions
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Britain announced plans Wednesday to slash emissions with a huge increase in the use of renewable energy to generate one third of the country's electricity needs by 2020.
Warming climate threatens California fruit and nut production
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50 percent during this century as global climate warms, making California no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, ...
Congress considers major global warming measure
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers were on fire and smog was choking people in some cities.
Rationing could be key to war on climate change
Jul 28, 2006 |
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Governments may be forced to turn to wartime-style rationing to combat climate change, or risk mass migration and more than 40 million deaths, an expert in global warming has warned.
Chicago to turn off lights for one hour
Feb 16, 2008 |
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Chicago plans to join more than 20 other cities and shut off exterior lights on public buildings for an hour in an effort to raise environmental awareness.
Gore, others urge CEOs to back climate change deal
May 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Climate-change heavyweights U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and Nobel prize winner Al Gore urged more than 500 business leaders on Sunday to lend their corporate muscle to reaching a global deal on reducing ...
Evidence of volcanic eruptions deep beneath the Arctic Ocean
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep beneath the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. Such violent eruptions of splintered, ...
EarthTalk: Are hybrid cars really better for the environment?
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Dear EarthTalk: If you have an electric or plug-in hybrid car, you're paying for electricity rather than gasoline all or most of the time. How does that cost compare to a gas-powered car's cost-per-mile? And since the electricity ...
Biofuels as Invasive Species?
Sep 21, 2006 |
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As the United States looks to crops as possible future sources of energy, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues call for caution, citing the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming invasive ...
Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.
Biosphere 2 experiment shows how fast heat could kill drought-stressed trees
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Widespread die-off of piñon pine across the southwestern United States during future droughts will occur at least five times faster if climate warms by 4 degrees Celsius, even if future droughts are no worse ...
