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Texas border fracking standoff: NY court ruling may affect outcome
2014-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fronteras: The Big Bend of Texas, so named for the way the region hugs a massive bend in the Rio Grande, is renown for its desert landscapes, open spaces and tranquility. But parts of it lie within the oil-rich Permian Basin, the nations highest producing oil field thanks to fracking technology. Now, Mexico is drilling at least 29 exploratory wells across the border from the Big Bend and saying it wants to jumpstart fracking operations there. Of course, fracking requires water. And in the Big Bend, some...
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Water supply key to outcome of conflicts in Iraq & Syria, experts warn
2014-07-02 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gurdian: The outcome of the Iraq and Syrian conflicts may rest on who controls the regions dwindling water supplies, say security analysts in London and Baghdad. Rivers, canals, dams, sewage and desalination plants are now all military targets in the semi-arid region that regularly experiences extreme water shortages, says Michael Stephen, deputy director of the Royal United Services Institute thinktank in Qatar, speaking from Baghdad. Control of water supplies gives strategic control over both cities...
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Outcome Measures Drive Producer Profitability, Sustainable Practices
2014-06-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Farmers are seeing the value of switching to outcome measures to increase profitability as part of building on their sustainable farming practices.
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Researchers use neutron crystallography to show outcome of hydrogen cleavage by catalyst; helping to build better fuel cell catalyst
2014-04-24 11:30:31| Green Car Congress
Northern Gateway plebiscite for Kitimat residents will be influential in pipeline projects outcome
2014-04-09 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: Residents of Kitimat on the Northern Coast of British Columbia are going to the polls Saturday for an unusual vote on the Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline, the climax of an election-style campaign between builder Enbridge Inc., representing Canadas oil community, and Douglas Channel Watch, representing the environmental lobby. With a couple of days to go to the plebiscite, the port city remains deeply divided about whether to welcome the economic boost from the $6.5-billion pipeline to open...
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