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Cairn Energy highlights appeal of West Africa and North Sea
2015-05-15 15:12:09| Energy - Topix.net
THE chief executive of Cairn Energy has said the firm's exploration success in Senegal could be a company maker while its hefty investment in the North Sea will pay off in spite of the oil price fall. THE chief executive of Cairn Energy has said the firm's exploration success in Senegal could be a company maker while its hefty investment in the North Sea will pay off in spite of the oil price fall.
US considering sending ships and aircraft near artificial islands in South China Sea
2015-05-13 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Government is considering sending military aircraft and ships to maintain freeedom of navigation around artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Unique Stretch Marks Show Acceleration of Greenland Ice Sheet Toward Sea
2015-05-12 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The Greenland ice sheet is accelerating as it flows toward the ocean, and the unique markings visible in this photograph are one piece of evidence demonstrating its rapid movement. Captured as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge, which is wrapping up its seventh season of Arctic observations, this image details heavy crevassing near the coast of Melville Bay in northwestern Greenland. These fissures are essentially stretch marks on the ice, NASA researchers say. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica...
Sea level rise accelerates, say scientists
2015-05-12 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sea level rises across the planet have been accelerating over the past two decades, not declining as previously thought. A new study has found that sea level rise has accelerated in recent decades, countering claims that total sea level rise is lower than previously estimated. Previous research had predicted that over the past 20 years, the rate at which sea levels were rising had slowed down, but the new study suggests a rise of between 2.6 and 2.9mm per year between 1993 and 2010. The...
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Back to the Arctic: BOEM conditionally approves Shells revised Chukchi Sea exploration plan
2015-05-12 11:55:39| Green Car Congress
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