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Great Barrier Reef rodent becomes first extinct mammal at the hand of climate change
2016-08-08 04:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ZME Magazine: Great Barrier Reefs only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say. The rat-like rodent occupied a very confined habitat spanning an area no larger than a football field called Bramble Cay, a minuscule atoll in the northeast Torres Strait, Australia. Although pressured by human hunting and competition with other species, what ultimately killed off the species were surging seawaters and rising tides triggered by man-made climate change the first mammalian...
Indian railway officials learn techniques used in UK's Great Western electrification project
2016-08-08 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Indian railway officials have visited UK Network Rails new Electrification Training Centre in Swindon to learn about the techniques used on the Great Western Electrification Project.
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BP drilling sites in Great Australian Bight 'couldn't be more inappropriate', Wilderness Society says
2016-08-06 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Wilderness Society has released a map of the Great Australian Bight it says pinpoints the spots where BP wants to drill as part of its exploration plans. The map is based on one obtained by the conservation group from the petroleum giant and shows two sites, Stromlo and Whinham, both of which fall within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. The Wilderness Society's SA director Peter Owen said while BP's map was "very low resolution" and "hard to read", it was the first time precise locations...
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BP reveals Great Australian Bight oil drilling sites are within marine reserve
2016-08-06 00:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: BP has quietly announced the planned location of its controversial drilling in the Great Australian Bight, and the two sites fall within the Commonwealth Marine Reserve. Despite being the subject of a Senate inquiry, and having its application to drill knocked back twice by the regulator NOPSEMA, BP had so far never released the precise location of its exploratory drilling wells in the pristine Great Australian Bight. In a document released by BP entitled Update on regulatory approvals, the...
Great Western Railway orders a further seven Intercity trains from Hitachi
2016-08-05 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Great Western Railway (GWR) has confirmed purchase of a further seven bi-mode Intercity Express Trains from Hitachi Rail Europe.
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