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Will fracking in Lancashire's green hills solve Britain's energy crisis?
2013-07-07 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For a site symbolising a future that will either poison our countryside or bring us unlimited amounts of cheap, pollution-free energy, Elswick is a distinctly underwhelming destination for a visit. The gas-power station, owned by the UK drilling company Cuadrilla, lies in the Fylde area of Lancashire and consists of a large square of cleared ground, a few cabins and some metal pipes. For most of the week, the site surrounded by farmland is unmanned. Yet according to Cuadrilla, Elswick is a...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Expanding Into New Markets
2013-07-05 21:50:20| Food - Topix.net
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters , known for its Keurig coffee brewing machines in which K-Cups can be inserted for brewing coffee, is planning on expending its product and marketing efforts into some new market segments such as the workplace and food service.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Expanding Into New Markets
2013-07-05 21:15:26| Beverages - Topix.net
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters , known for its Keurig coffee brewing machines in which K-Cups can be inserted for brewing coffee, is planning on expending its product and marketing efforts into some new market segments such as the workplace and food service.
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Climate change turning desert green
2013-07-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: New research shows that global warming is turning the far west desert green. Findings by the CSIRO reveal that rising levels of carbon dioxide make plants in arid regions like Broken Hill grow bigger leaves. Research scientist Dr Randall Donohue says outback foliage initially expands to trap more water during dry periods. He says the process is extended when increased levels of carbon dioxide actually begin to fertilise the plants. "CO2 is needed by plants, it's a main source of food...
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China's largest algal bloom turns the Yellow Sea green
2013-07-04 18:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The largest algal bloom ever recorded in China has turned the Yellow Sea green and may be related to pollution from agriculture and industry. Officials in the city of Qingdao had used bulldozers to remove 7,335 tonnes of the growth from beaches according to the Xinhua news agency. The phenomenon has become an annual occurrence in the region over the past six summers. This year's incident has swathed 28 900 sq km (11 158 sq miles), twice as much as the previous biggest bloom in 2008. The...
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