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A Third Of Californias Deep Groundwater Aquifers Are Being Used For Oil And Gas
2016-06-29 11:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: California has a lot more usable groundwater than previously thought - but that water might already be in danger from oil and gas extraction in the state. A study released this week by Stanford scientists shows that there is nearly three times more groundwater in California`s Central Valley than earlier surveys had indicated. Its not often that you find a water windfall, but we just did, study co-author Robert Jackson, the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor at Stanford, said...
Repeat Oil Spills Turning Peruvian Amazon into 'Sacrifice Zone' for Big Oil
2016-06-29 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Less than six months after two horrific oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon devastated Indigenous communities and the local ecosystem, yet another spill in the region has been reported. "Somehow virtually none of the profits generated by the oil industry over decades is available to ensure that Amazonian communities don't have to watch their primary sources of livelihoods--the river, the forest--become irrevocably polluted by spills." --Andrew Miller, Amazon WatchOn Friday afternoon, a leak was...
WWF launches new Singapore alliance on sustainable palm oil
2016-06-29 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: WWF Singapore on Monday launched a new alliance on sustainable palm oil in a bid to boost demand for the commodity, and ultimately, help tackle the haze pollution plaguing the region for many decades. Speaking at the launch of the alliance at Marina Bay Sands on Monday, WWF Singapore chief executive officer Elaine Tan said the alliance "sends a clear signal to consumers about which companies are committed to sustainability'. "This is a timely opportunity for NGOs and businesses to work together...
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Cambridge University Draws Criticism for Not Divesting from Oil and Gas Industries
2016-06-29 02:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Naharnet: The University of Cambridge has been criticized for not divesting from oil and gas companies, despite pressure from students and academics to do so. The decision comes after a year in which the university has faced intense pressure on its fossil fuel investments which saw over 2,000 students sign a petition for divestment, while the students union council voted 33:1 in favor of divestment. The Cambridge Zero Carbon Society - a student group which has been campaigning for the university to...
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Oil prices rise due to potential strike in Norway
2016-06-29 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have increased as initial shocks of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) fade, and also due to a potential workers' strike in Norway that threatened to cut supply.
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