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States against EPA rule on carbon pollution would gain, study finds

2014-07-24 14:42:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma are among the most vocal Republican skeptics of the science that burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, but a new study to be released Thursday found that their states would be among the biggest economic winners under a regulation proposed by President Obama to fight climate change. The study, conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Rhodium Group, both research organizations, concluded that...

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60% of Americans would support carbon tax, poll finds

2014-07-23 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Some 60% of Americans would support a carbon tax if the revenue went towards a worthy cause, such as investment in renewable energy, a new poll has revealed. The survey, undertaken by the University of Michigan and Muhlenberg College, finds that support for a tax on fossil fuels increases significantly when the destination of the revenue is disclosed. When respondents were asked if they would support a policy of taxing carbon-based fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with no use for the...

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U Mich poll finds support for carbon tax grows when revenue fuels renewable energy

2014-07-23 11:30:52| Green Car Congress

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South-west is the UK's jellyfish hotspot, survey finds

2014-07-22 10:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The south-west may be home to some of the cleanest beaches in the UK, but the first survey of its kind in over 40 years shows that it is also a thriving area for the country's jellyfish. More jellyfish were spotted per kilometre along the south-west coast than anywhere else in Britain's waters, with the south-east home to the fewest, according to an analysis of nine years of data collected by the public. The study by a team at the University of Exeter also shows that reports this year of swarms...

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Climate models on the mark, Australian-led research finds

2014-07-21 02:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: A relatively cool period in the El Nino cycles is masking a global heat build-up. A common refrain by climate sceptics that surface temperatures have not warmed over the past 17 years, implying climate models predicting otherwise are unreliable, has been refuted by new research led by James Risbey, a senior CSIRO researcher. Setting aside the fact the equal hottest years on record 2005 and 2010 fall well within the past 17 years, Dr Risbey and fellow researchers examined claims -- including...

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