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Clarkson University's Institute For A Sustainable Environment Teams With Biomass Thermal Energy Council
2014-01-06 04:09:45| pollutiononline News Articles
It makes good sense for two organizations that promote good science to work together, so Clarkson University's Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE) has joined the Biomass Thermal Energy Council to promote improved technology for heating
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Environment secretary may be blind to rising flood risks, says Labour
2014-01-05 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Owen Paterson, the Conservative environment secretary, may be blind to the increased risk of flooding across Britain because he is sceptical about climate change science, Labour has said. Amid warnings of further floods to hit Britain within the next 48 hours, Maria Eagle, the shadow environment secretary, said Paterson had "real questions to answer" about why he was allowing cuts that could affect Britain's ability to deal with severe weather incidents. She spoke out after Paterson was forced...
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United Kingdom: High tides likely to bring more floods, Environment Agency warns
2014-01-04 13:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Environment Agency has warned that Saturday afternoon high tides will bring a further risk of flooding despite an improvement in conditions. The agency said there were four severe flood warnings in place, three on the river Severn and one on the Lower Stour at Iford in Kent. There were a further 97 flood warnings and 244 flood alerts in place. The agency has removed 175 warnings or alerts in the past 24 hours. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain in the south of England and...
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UK floods: Homes 'left exposed' by Environment Agency job cuts
2014-01-02 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The ability to cope with floods in England and Wales could be put at risk because of government cuts to the Environment Agency that will result in the loss of hundreds of front-line staff. Officials working on flood risk management will be sacked as the agency sheds about 15 per cent of its workforce to save money. More than 1,500 jobs will be cut by October, leading to fears that the agency will not be able to cope with serious flooding next year. The agency's chief executive has said that...
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Environment Canada overhauls cold warning system
2013-12-30 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: The federal government is working on a new way to warn Canadians about the need to protect themselves from the dangers of frigid weather. Right now, Environment Canada issues wind-chill warnings when cold temperatures and wind speeds combine to exceed health-threatening thresholds, which differ depending on where you live across the country. Under a program being developed with Health Canada, the weather office would issue an Extreme Cold Warning when temperatures plunge to dangerous levels,...
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