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Pink Salmon Risks a Double Threat of Acidification
2015-07-05 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pink salmon in the Pacific Ocean face a double threat of acidification linked to greenhouse gas emissions since it slows their early growth in rivers and disrupts the chemistry of seawater. Impacts have in the past been more studied in the seas than in fresh water. But the Canadian study found that acidification of rivers could make young pink salmon, the most abundant type in the Pacific, smaller and more vulnerable to predators by dampening their ability to smell danger. Damage done by acidification...
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Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say
2015-07-05 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed information to regulators if the public is to be accurately informed of any risks to the environment, advocacy groups say. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month found that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas can lead, and has led, to the contamination of drinking water. It was the first time the federal government had admitted such a link. The study, based on data sources available to the agency,...
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Microsoft's WiFi Sense Poses Manageable Security Risks
2015-07-04 18:05:02| Wireless - Topix.net
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Windows 10 WiFi password sharing feature poses a potential risk, but it's manageable if you have implemented real wireless security. The expressions of alarm are all over the place.
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Heathrow expansion risks deepening London's air pollution crisis
2015-07-01 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK governments Airports Commission has recommended that a new runway at Heathrow should go ahead, but only with a legally binding commitment to control air and noise pollution. If the government decides to act on Howard Davies recommendation (and doing so would be a political minefield) Londoners will be forgiven for treating any air quality guarantees with a heavy pinch of salt. Even before Wednesday mornings announcement, Londons air quality was so bad that the government did not...
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VIDEO: 'London risks being bypassed'
2015-07-01 14:09:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
In an interview with the BBC the chairman of the Airports Commission, Sir Howard Davies, talks about the commission's support for a third Heathrow Airport runway.
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