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Experimental climate fixes stir hopes, fears, lawyers

2013-08-30 01:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Last year the Haida, an indigenous group in Canada, set out to increase their salmon stocks and save the planet. Helped by American businessman Russ George, a group of villagers dumped 100 metric tons (110.23 tons) of iron dust from a boat into the Pacific Ocean. They wanted to see if the iron would cause a bloom of algae that could promote fish numbers and absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Instead, in March, they were raided by Canadian officials for illegal dumping...

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Meta Leads the Way in Friction Stir Welding

2013-07-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Laser tracking equipment manufactured by Meta Vision Systems is being integrated into the latest generation of friction stir welding (FSW) machines built by PTG Heavy Industries at its Elland factory in West Yorkshire. As a result, the internationally successful Powerstir FSW machine range may now be controlled automatically, without the need for accurate fixtures.<br /> <br /> Several Powerstir machines have already been delivered with Meta's Smart Laser Pilot (SLPi) weld joint tracking ...This story is related to the following:Sensors, Monitors and TransducersFriction Welders | Laser Sensors |

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In Canada, Pipeline Remarks Stir Analysis

2013-06-27 05:35:21| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Perhaps it was his choice of words, but a small portion of President Obamas speech about climate change on Tuesday has attracted a disproportionate amount of attention in Canada. At issue are his remarks about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would send bitumen from Albertas oil sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. The pipeline requires presidential approval and, for Canadians at least, has become a dominant political issue. Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires...

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