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Calif.'s Sierra a 'living lab' for climate change
2013-06-29 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In parts of California's Sierra Nevada, marshy meadows are going dry, wildflowers are blooming earlier and glaciers are melting into ice fields. Scientists also are predicting the optimal temperature zone for giant sequoias will rise hundreds and hundreds of feet, leaving trees at risk of dying over the next 100 years. As indicators point toward a warming climate, scientists across 4 million acres of federally protected land are noting changes affecting everything from the massive trees that...
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Are We Living Through a Shale Bubble?
2013-06-28 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: On May 24th, J. David Hughes and Deborah Rogers gave a briefing to summarize the findings of two new reports dismantling the myth of a "shale revolution". We've heard about it in the media, on both sides of the political aisle: shale gas and oil are the future of US energy. Indeed, natural gas prices dropped thanks to hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) and horizontal drilling, which helped lower the country's carbon emissions by reducing coal consumption. In January, Barack Obama said that: "We have...
VIDEO: Poor 'hit by 25% living cost rise'
2013-06-28 08:54:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Living costs have risen 25% in the past five years and placed an "unprecedented" financial burden on the poor, a report has found.
Poor 'hit by 25% living cost rise'
2013-06-28 03:14:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Living costs have risen 25% in the past five years, placing an "unprecedented" financial burden on the poor, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
Living Smart: Solar panels
2013-06-27 20:30:58| IT Services - Topix.net
Erika Schweickert of Capital City Solar in Rocklin, Calif., has seen a surge the past couple of years in customers interested in investing in solar energy systems for their homes.
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