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New Jersey top court voids award for ocean views lost to sand dune
2013-07-08 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Less than a year after Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey shore, the state's highest court made it easier for cities and towns to avoid paying costly compensation to homeowners whose water views have been blocked by the building of sand dunes. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday overturned a $375,000 jury award to an elderly couple who complained that a dune built before the storm to help protect their home had blocked their panoramic beachfront and ocean view. A unanimous five-judge...
D'Iberville gets extension on Ocean Expo grant
2013-07-05 12:41:14| Waste Management - Topix.net
A $3 million BP grant to help cover D'Iberville's expenses for Ocean Expo aquarium has been extended until Nov. 1, although the city remains under a stop-work order and can't spend the money.
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Shore Point Architecture of Ocean Grove, NJ Wins AIA-NJ Award for Asbury Park Building
2013-06-23 17:31:00| National Real Estate Investor
The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) has recognized Ocean Grove, N.J.-based Shore Point Architecture with a design award for the design firms Springwood Center, a 27,500-sq.-ft., three-story, mixed-use property in Asbury Park, N.J. read more
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The breathing ocean: Reducing the effects of climate change
2013-06-21 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Each year, between the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of old growth forests, humans put about 10 petagrams of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. A petagram is one quadrillion grams. Ten petagrams is equivalent to the mass of Halley's comet, to put it in perspective. Having a steady amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is necessary to ensure stable average temperatures across the globe. Ideally, carbon output and uptake would balance out, as it has for centuries. But since the industrial...
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Warming Ocean Biggest Driver of Antarctic Ice Melt
2013-06-20 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Of Earth`s two vast ice sheets, Antarctica is perhaps the more mysterious. From the icy surface to the ocean below, there are several different ways the ice sheet is shrinking. How these processes compare is key to knowing how fast melting ice sheets are raising sea levels worldwide--and a new study may help to shed a bit more light. Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise There is huge scientific interest in monitoring how the ice sheets are changing because when ice on land melts it drains into the...
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