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Ocean temps predict US heat waves 50 days out
2016-03-28 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean can predict an increased chance of summertime heat waves in the eastern half of the United States up to 50 days in advance, according to a new study led by a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The pattern is a contrast of warmer-than-average water butting up against cooler-than-average seas. When it appears, the odds that extreme heat will strike during a particular...
Obama Administration to block offshore drilling in Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the move on Twitter, saying a new five-year plan "protects the Atlantic for future generations". Late a year ago the Obama administration cancelled 2016 and 2017 Arctic oil drilling lease sales. Big Oil had targeted our coasts, but President Obama has reversed his decision to open the Atlantic seaboard for offshore drilling. The reversal comes as Mr Obama looks to solidify his legacy on environmental issues, which includes a global agreement...
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Obama Administration To Bar Oil Drilling In Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fayette Advocate: "By removing the entire proposed Atlantic leasing area, the administration has failed to present a serious offshore plan that will help meet our energy needs over the coming decades", David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, said in a statement on reports the administration was withdrawing the leases. In the Interior Department's five-year plan announced on Tuesday, there are 13 potential offshore lease sales for drilling exploration; all of them are in the Gulf of Mexico or off...
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Cashes Ledge off table in ocean preservation debate
2016-03-26 02:19:49| Waste Management - Topix.net
President Barack Obama no longer is considering national monument status for a mountainous underwater area known as Cashes Ledge, members of a White House council told leaders of New Bedford's fishing industry Thursday, drawing praise from fishermen engaged in ongoing ocean preservation debates. “I think it's great news,” said Jon Williams, president of Atlantic Red Crab Co.
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Maybe stop selling the ocean?
2016-03-24 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The climate change activists marched into the Superdome -- that sports arena turned nightmare after Hurricane Katrina -- and demanded an end to the auction. "Stop the leases! Stop the greed!" "Give the people what they need!" A bunch of reps from the oil and gas industry looked at the protesters quizzically. "I don't know what to make of it," one man told me. The business types, seated in rows of folding chairs, many of them wearing starched shirts and blazers, had gathered Wednesday in a conference...
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