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Climate change is making allergies worse
2014-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: In Texas, many people suffer from "cedar fever," a winter allergy caused by the Ashe Juniper. Thanks to all the pollen in the air, I spent the last few weeks coughing, wheezing and blowing my nose. Austin is infamous for bad allergy seasons. We have three of them: fall, winter, and spring. In the summer, it`s too hot for pollen (but the heat gives me something else to complain about). Other Texas cities may have even stronger allergy seasons. And it could all get worse thanks to global climate...
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10 Pieces of Legislation Likely to Change Commercial Real Estate
2014-05-08 15:59:00| National Real Estate Investor
The 113th Congress has many pieces of legislation before it which, if passed, could impact the commercial real estate industry, mostly in very significant and positive ways. In addition, the impact some legislative changes that were enacted within the past five years, like Dodd-Frank, is only now being felt. Whether or not any of the bills now before Congress will move past being stalled by partisanship and actually be voted upon remains to be seen. At press time, for instance, the Johnson-Crapo overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Shaheen-Portman energy-efficiency bill were both scheduled for votes but caught in a partisan storm. Here are 10 recent and possibly upcoming bills likely to change the U.S. commercial real estate sector. read more
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Bill Nye vs SE Cupp Climate Change "Scare Tactics"
2014-05-08 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Real Clear Politics: S.E. CUPP: All right. In the CROSSFIRE tonight, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, is with the Planetary Society; and Nicolas Loris, an energy and environmentally -- environmental policy with the Heritage Foundation. Bill, let me start with you. Even if what Van and the White House are saying is all true, the scare tactics have not worked. BILL NYE, THE SCIENCE GUY: Before you go on -- CUPP: NO. Let me finish my question. NYE: Let's talk about the facts. You're saying -- CUPP: No, let me finish...
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Met Office to examine health impacts of climate change
2014-05-08 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Met Office has announced is to work on a major new project designed to understand how climate change could impact on human health and asses the large scale economic and infrastructure changes that may be needed to mitigate climate-related health risks. Scientists from the Met Office have joined the Health Protection Research Unit, which is being led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Public Health England, with support from the University of Exeter and Univeristy College...
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Fewer US nuclear plants could curb climate change fight
2014-05-07 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Nuclear power plants in the United States increasingly risk closure amid growing competition from cheap natural gas, which experts said could hamper President Barack Obama's efforts to combat climate change. The White House on Tuesday urged action to fight the repercussions of greenhouse gas emissions, warning that human-caused warming was already having a serious impact. But an increase in the exploitation of abundantly available shale gas could mean that nuclear power plants -- which do not...
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