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Reason Climate Change Optimism as Forest Strategy Validated

2014-08-19 00:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: Finally there's good news on climate change: We have part of the solution, and it's already working. For a long time, experts have theorized that indigenous people in forest communities and their management of these forests are critical to controlling and eventually diminishing carbon emissions in the atmosphere -- and now a new study shows that this is true. The report, called "Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change: How Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change" and released...

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Another Reason to Save Sea Otters: They?re Helping Fight Climate Change

2014-08-14 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Takepart: Sea otters arent just unbearably cute; theyre also emerging as key players in keeping the oceans healthy in a warming world, according to new scientific research. Think of sea otters as the park rangers of coastal kelp forests. The floating thickets of treelike seaweed provide habitat for a plethora of marine life, including seals, sea lions, whales, gulls, terns, and snowy egrets. Like terrestrial forests, kelp forests absorb huge quantities of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released...

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Another Reason To Visit Maui - Brother Of Hibiscus Discovered

2014-08-01 08:38:26| Airlines - Topix.net

Hibiscus flowers are an iconic symbol of tropical resorts worldwide but some are rather rare.

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AED: Passage of Highway Stop-Gap No Reason to Celebrate

2014-07-31 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Regarding final passage of legislation to patch Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (H.R. 5021), which keeps federal surface transportation programs operating through May 2015, statement released by AED President and CEO Brian McGuire expressed relief and concern. McGuire, claiming Congress' procrastination brought highway program and the construction industry "to the brink of disaster," said that "this isn't a moment to celebrate" and expressed hope in renewed effort towards "long-term solvency." This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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