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UK economy increasingly reliant on London tax, report finds
2016-07-07 11:38:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK's economy has become increasingly reliant on the taxes paid by Londoners over the last decade, researchers find.
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California redwoods store more carbon than any other forests in the world, study finds
2016-07-06 15:05:47| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: California's ancient redwood forests aren't just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth -- a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming. The towering trees remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere per acre than any other forests on the planet, including tropical rain forests, researchers found in a discovery that could influence everything from logging rules to how parks are preserved as the state grapples with climate change. "The story...
Study Finds Pig Eco-Shelters Drive Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2016-07-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - A Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork study has found that greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are 38 per cent lower in eco-shelters and 88pc of the variability in production systems with common effluent management systems is related to herd feed conversion (HFC).
Three-quarters of people living in cities want clean air zones, poll finds
2016-07-04 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK may be on its way out of the EU but more than three-quarters (76%) of people want clean air zones to bring their cities into line with European standards, according to a YouGov poll. The poll comes as new forecasting suggests London will still breach the limits for another 14 years without further action and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, prepares to make a major speech on pollution-cutting measures on Tuesday. Around 40,000 Britons die early every year from exposure to pollutants...
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Bobcats moving north, climate change study finds
2016-07-02 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Prince George Citizen: Climate change could contribute to bobcat populations shifting north and one B.C. student is turning to citizen science to help prove his hypothesis. Before T.J. Gooliaff started his research in September, he believed the bobcat's northern limit was Williams Lake but conversations with foresters, trappers and residents have reported sightings in Quesnel, Prince George and Houston. "I jumped out of my chair when those photos were sent to me," said Gooliaff, a 24-year-old biology masters student...
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