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Climate change: poll finds support for strong action at highest level since 2008
2016-06-21 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Support for strong action on climate change is at its highest level since 2008, with much sought after uncommitted voters showing the strongest support, according to Galaxy polling commissioned by the Climate Institute. Despite that, voters were dissatisfied with both Labor and Coalition policies, with only 17% saying the Coalition had a credible climate plan and only 20% saying Labor did. Those findings fitted with an assessment of the main parties policies conducted by the Climate Institute,...
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People dont trust hypocritical climate scientists, study finds
2016-06-21 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Climate scientists face a conundrum: To get their message out and conduct research, they often have to hop on a plane - but flying is exactly the sort of carbon-intensive behavior they discourage others from doing. And according to a new study from Indiana University, climate researchers lose credibility with their audience when they dont follow their own advice. That inconsistency is one that the general public is starting to notice. Shahzeen Attari, an author of the study, told Grist she was...
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Coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef to derail tourism, finds survey
2016-06-21 05:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could result in one million fewer visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue each year, according to a report by a Canberra-based think tank. "The massive drop in visitors would result in the loss of one billion Australian dollars (759 million US dollars) in income, and 10,000 tourism jobs," the Australia Institute said in a report Monday. While many potential visitors may seek other Australian attractions, some "175,000 potential...
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UBC study finds way to co-existence between endangered whale species and marine traffic
2016-06-17 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Researchers at Canada's University of British Columbia (UBC) have used a model system that shows that endangered whale species and marine traffic can co-exist.
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Microsoft finds diagnostic clues in Bing search histories
2016-06-15 20:00:10| Extremetech
Microsoft scientists have come out with a demo showing that, by analyzing Bing search queries, they may be able to identify people with pancreatic cancer, even before the querent has been diagnosed with the disease.
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