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The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
2013-05-19 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches. Two were of particular note: Yang Weize and Wang Rong, senior Communist Party officials from the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. A decade earlier, Shi had been research director of a solar energy firm, a spin-off from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where...
Prices fall, services rise in malware-as-a-service market
2013-03-04 13:55:39| InfoWorld: Top News
Prices are falling and the number of services is increasing as developers in the online underground compete fiercely for criminals looking to purchase botnets and other tools to mount cyber attacks.
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Study: Opinions on Climate Change Rise and Fall With the Temperature
2013-02-06 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: Americans' opinions on climate change blow with the wind--with more concern shown in years that are much warmer or much colder than normal--according to a new study released Tuesday. Five of the nation's top newspapers were also more likely to publish opinion pieces that showed "belief" in climate change during years that were colder or warmer than normal. Previous studies have suggested that people are more likely to believe in or "show worry" about global warming when the weather is particularly...
Climate change worries rise and fall with temperature: UBC study
2013-02-05 22:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: If you think local weather patterns are in a constant state of flux, consider public opinion on global warming. New research out of the University of British Columbia suggests that climate change concerns rise with the heat, but cool during cold snaps. "Our study demonstrates just how much local weather can influence people's opinions on global warming," said UBC Geography Prof. Simon Donner, who led the study, published Tuesday in the journal Climate Change. "We find that, unfortunately,...