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Do Australia's bushfires emit more carbon than burning coal?
2013-01-11 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: "Indeed I guess there'll be more CO2 emissions from these fires than there will be from coal-fired power stations for decades." acting Opposition leader, Warren Truss, January 9, 2013 On Wednesday, leader of the National Party and acting Opposition Leader, Warren Truss claimed carbon emissions from the current bushfires are equivalent to decades of carbon emissions from coal-fired power. The current bushfires are so large that the statement by Warren Truss seems plausible. This spurred...
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Australia: Cool relief, but work to be done as fires keep burning
2013-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Thirty-seven local government areas across New South Wales will be able to access natural disaster assistance as bushfires continued to tear through the state on Wednesday evening. Affected communities such as Queanbeyan, Cooma-Monaro, Palerang and Goulburn Mulwaree will receive assistance from joint Federal and State funding, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said. Loans of up to $130,000 will be made available for eligible farmers and businesses in urgent need following the fires, which continue...
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Catastrophic Heat Wave Burning up Australia
2013-01-08 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: Every Australian knows well the smell of burning Eucalyptus. As a kid, I remember filling bathtubs and hosing the house as embers flew overhead and the lawn turned grey with ash. The family photo albums practically lived for one month each summer in the back of the car. So regular are fires across this big, dry place (the driest inhabited continent on earth) that they are given a season unto themselves--"bushfire season"--which kicks off late December and continues through the height of Summer...
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50-foot mechanical snake brings Burning Man vibe to CES
2013-01-08 00:03:54| CNET News.com
CES may be TVs, laptops, and mobile phones galore, but this week, the giant consumer electronics show is also home to Titanoboa, a wonderful art and science project. [Read more]
50-foot mechanical snake brings Burning Man vibe to CES
2013-01-08 00:03:54| CNET News.com
CES may be TVs, laptops, and mobile phones galore, but this week, the giant consumer electronics show is also home to Titanoboa, a wonderful art and science project. [Read more]
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