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Bird Conservation Needed To Help Them Weather Climate Change
2013-02-06 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Many bird species are likely to suffer from future climate change, a new study led by Durham University and BirdLife International reveals. These species will require enhanced protection for important sites, and better management of the wider countryside. In extreme cases, they may need to be physically moved to areas that are climatically suitable to help them survive. Stronger protection and effective management of the networks of important conservation sites are a priority the researchers say....
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Obama's secretary pick has conservation, oil industry chops
2013-02-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: President Obama this afternoon is scheduled to announce that REI chief Sally Jewell will be nominated to become the 51st secretary of the Interior, an unconventional pick that has garnered early praise from conservation groups and some oil industry backers. Jewell, who has led the outdoor retailer since 2005, was considered a dark horse candidate to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who plans to depart by the end of next month. She will become the first woman to be nominated...
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Beckwith Electric-Smart Grid Volt / VAR Optimization and Conservation Voltage Reduction Solutions
2013-02-01 12:59:00| Power Technology
Beckwith Electric is the leading provider of innovative solutions for smart grid volt / VAr optimization (VVO) and conservation voltage reduction (CVR).
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World Bank's forestry investments failing to meet conservation, rights, and anti-poverty goals
2013-01-30 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The World Bank's investments in forestry over the past decade have failed to meet key objectives of reducing poverty, preserving forests, slowing climate change, or benefitting local communities, according to a report developed by its internal auditing body. The report, which was seen by The Guardian ahead of its public release, is highly critical of the bank's investments in 345 forestry projects between July 2001 and July 2011. The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), comprised of bank staff...
Education, Support for Conservation Tillage is Focus of Conference
2013-01-28 18:37:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Tracy Turner When it became apparent that the dry spell many Ohio growers experienced last year would become the worst drought in 50 years, David Brandt wasn't worried about how well corn and soybeans on his 1,150-acre farm would fare. The Carroll, Ohio, farmer instead relied upon a natural form of insurance that left the soils in his fields protected against the devastating effects of the record heat and drought that decimated many farmers nationwide in 2012. read more
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