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The 'mini ice age' hoopla is a giant failure of science communication

2015-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Conversation: This month theres been a hoopla about a mini ice age, and unfortunately it tells us more about failures of science communication than the climate. Such failures can maintain the illusion of doubt and uncertainty, even when theres a scientific consensus that the world is warming. The story starts benignly with a peer-reviewed paper and a presentation in early July by Professor Valentina Zharkova, from Northumbria University, at Britains National Astronomy Meeting. The paper presents a model for...

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Sasol dismisses claims of failure

2015-07-24 09:43:26| Chemicals - Topix.net

Chemical giant Sasol yesterday dismissed a claim that the Pande and Temane natural gas project in southern Mozambique that it operates would fail to live up to a promise of delivering about $3 billion revenue over its lifespan to the Mozambican government. The Pande and Temane gas fields in the Inhambane province are the only sources of natural gas in Mozambique with an estimated 3-trillion cubic feet of gas remaining.

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Preventative maintenance reduces gasket failure in equipment

2015-07-23 08:18:40| Canadian Plastics Headlines

Heat and dust can have a detrimental effect on equipment, particularly in gruelling manufacturing environments. Preventative maintenance can help. The post Preventative maintenance reduces gasket failure in equipment appeared first on Canadian Plastics.

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SpaceX blames Falcon 9 rocket launch failure on faulty strut

2015-07-21 20:15:18| Extremetech

Elon Musk has revealed that a broken strut doomed the Falcon 9 launch last month. What's odd is that the strut broke at a point far below its design tolerance.

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