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Australia May Fire 350 Climate Scientists Because Climate Change is Proven
2016-02-09 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gizmodo: There are down sides to success. Australias national science industry has announced that, as far as theyre concerned, there is no longer any doubt that climate change exists--so they will no longer be funding research that seeks to prove it. They will, however, employ scientists to lessen its effects. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, recently put out a news release full of terms that employees dread. It includes terms phrases like embrace change, and...
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'Wrong Types Of Trees' In Europe Accelerated Climate Change, Researchers Say
2016-02-09 03:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Forests help mitigate climate change by storing carbon that would otherwise end up in the atmosphere. It appears, however, that more than 250 years of forest management in Europe has had the opposite effect. "The current assumption is that all forest management and all forests contribute to climate mitigation," Dr. Kim Naudts, a postdoctoral ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany, said in a statement. "We cannot say that is true, at least for Europe." Between...
Whats Missing at the U.N. Climate Panels Meeting on Climate Change Communication
2016-02-09 01:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In a 2011 post on the limits of climate science communication in shifting public policies or personal behaviors, I called myself a recovering denialist, laying out my reasoning this way: My denial, I said, lay in my longstanding presumption, like that of many scientists and journalists, that better communication of information will tend to change peoples perceptions, priorities and behavior. This attitude, in my view, crested for climate scientists in the wake of the 2007 report from the...
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Featured Poll: Will Election Results Change the Power Industry?
2016-02-08 19:13:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Do you believe the outcome of the Presidential Election will have a significant impact on the utility industry? read more
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EC&M's 2017 Code Change Conferences
2016-02-08 14:00:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The 2017 NEC is Coming!! Join us at EC&Ms 2017 National Electrical Code Change Conferences for two days of informative and interest-filled information about major NEC changes that will impact your work, whether youre an electrician, contractor, engineer, designer, or plant/facility maintenance professional. Location St. Louis, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston United States See map: Google Maps Date above is for the first in the conference series in St. Louis (see below for full schedule) The 2017 NEC is Coming!! Learn about the changes in this new Code cycle by attending the leading source of NEC information and training: EC&M 's 2017 Code Change Conferences. In two informative and interest-filled days, you'll learn about major NEC changes that will impact your work, whether you're an electrician, contractor, engineer, designer, or plant/facility maintenance professional. Electrical professionals have the responsibility to ensure a safe Code-compliant system that is designed, installed, and inspected to meet the hundreds of significant changes contained in the 2017 NEC. Your knowledge about the 2017 NEC is critical for your success, so attend this program and get an edge on your peers and competitors. View this special video invitation from Mike Holt. Dates/Locations: St. Louis - October 18-19, 2016 Philadelphia - November 15-16, 2016 Seattle - December 6-7, 2016 Boston - January 11-12, 2017 Massachusetts Amendment session - January 11, 2017 (evening) Schedule (tentative): 7:00 am to 8:00 am - Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:00 am to Noon - Code Session Noon to 1:00 pm - Lunch 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Code Session Registration Fee: (includes copy of Mike Holt's "Changes to the NEC 2017" book, continental breakfast and box lunch each day. A light dinner will be included on the MA amendments session.) Early Bird Registration Fee: $595 (Boston Conference only: Additional registration fee of $100 is required if attending the Massachusetts Amendments session on the evening of the first day of the conference.) Early Bird Cut-off Date: July 31, 2016 Regular Registration Fee: $625 Boston Conference Only: Additional registration fee of $100 is required if attending the MA Amendments session on the evening of the first day of the conference. Speaker: Learn from Mike Holt, nationally recognized NEC authority and trainer. (Boston Conference only: The MA Amendments Session will be taught by a separate instructor.) Continuing Education and Professional Development Hours (PDHs): EC&M Workplace Learning is certified as an approved provider by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) through that organization's Registered Continuing Education Provider Program (RCEPP). If you are a registered professional engineer and attend one of our 2017 Code Change Conferences, you will be granted 16 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to help you meet your state's requirement for re-licensing. Our Code change conference program is also certified as an approved provider of NEC training by those states requiring continuing education for re-licensing of journeyman, master electricians, and electrical contractors. By attending one of our conferences, you will receive continuing education hours, pending final approval and adoption. By attending one of our conferences, you will receive continuing education hours, pending final approval and adoption from various states. State approvals are being processed and will be posted as approved. read more
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