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Turner, Dodge families had big impact on Michigan's political landscape, author finds
2014-04-24 17:10:31| Apparel - Topix.net
Former Turner Dodge House director Liz Homer, shown in front of the home, has written a book about the Turner and Dodge families.
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Study Finds Less Green in the Congo Rain Forest
2014-04-23 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Years of drier conditions in the Congo River basin in central Africa appear to be affecting trees in the regions vast rain forests, scientists reported on Wednesday. Writing in the journal Nature, the researchers said that the capacity of the trees to photosynthesize had declined, and suggested that if this trend continues, the long-term result could be changes in the structure and composition of the regions forests, the largest expanse of rain forest in the world after the Amazon. Those potential...
Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction
2014-04-22 19:30:59| Green Car Congress
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Corn waste biofuel higher in greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline, study finds
2014-04-21 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change. A $500,000 study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change concludes that biofuels made with corn residue release 7 percent more greenhouse gases in the early years compared...
Report Finds Top Banks Moving Away From Investment in Coal
2014-04-21 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club and BankTrack released the fifth annual coal finance report card, Extreme Investments, Extreme Consequences, last week that tracks the financiers of the worst-of-worst coal companies. The report shows that even as high-profile bankruptcies and costly environmental cleanup settlements illustrate the growing risks involved with lending to coal companies, U.S. banks provided $31 billion in financing for coal in 2013. The report ranks Citigroup as the top...
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