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Museums Tiptoe Around Climate Change
2014-06-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dallas Morning News: Visitors to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science can stand beside an enormous rotating drill bit, take a virtual ride down a fracking well and run their fingers along the smooth, dark surface of the Barnett Shale, the natural gas-rich rock that has fueled Texas energy boom. But as several reviews have pointed out, the Perot Museum makes only a few subtle references to one of the most pressing issues in science: how human activities, primarily emissions from coal, oil and gas plants, are contributing...
Climate Change Is Making Cold Snaps More Rare, On Average
2014-06-16 05:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MotherBoard: Last winter's succession of cold snaps across the United States led some scientists to postulate that periods of brutal cold might actually be a global warming-related phenomenon, and will likely increase in frequency as climate change progresses. The idea, essentially, is that warm water is becoming more and more exposed to Arctic air as ice coverage diminishes, leading to a convection effect as warming air circulates with typically cold polar air, and the pushing of that cold Arctic air toward...
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What does Australia prime minister Tony Abbott really think about climate change?
2014-06-16 05:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Emerging from a meeting with US President Barack Obama, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters he took climate change very seriously. Abbott said the world should do something to cut greenhouse gases emissions, but this shouldnt be done with policies that clobber the economy. But if anyone thinks that Abbotts very serious position on climate change represents even a small shift in his thinking then theyre mistaken. Over recent years, Abbott has taken some irreconcilable...
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GPS Fleet Tracking: Change Operations for the Better
2014-06-15 21:26:39| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Have you been hesitating to implement a GPS tracking solution to your fleet? For some fleet executives, the thought of changing business operations can be a lot to take on: it may seem like it will be difficult to use, that employees will be unhappy, or that it is too costly. Although it seems like a big change, the benefits you will obtain from GPS tracking are unlimited. READ MORE The Article GPS Fleet Tracking: Change Operations for the Better appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Australia Sees Obama Climate Change Plan as All Talk, No Action
2014-06-15 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Australias chief trade-deals negotiator has labeled the bid by President Barack Obama to cut U.S. power-plant emissions as lacking substance. Theres no action associated with it, Trade Minister Andrew Robb said in a Sky News interview from Houston, Texas, where he was accompanying Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Abbott, who is seeking to dismantle Australias carbon-price mechanism before it hosts Group of 20 leaders in November, isnt supporting Obamas bid to pressure India, China...
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