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Chevron (CVX) Will Award Contracts Worth $845 Million To Develop Oil And Gas Fields In The North Sea
2013-07-23 21:09:49| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
"The North Sea is seeing a resurgence of investment and it is great to see companies like Chevron recognizing that 'made in Britain' is a hallmark for the highest quality," Fallon said.
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Global warming 5 million years ago raised sea levels by 20 metres
2013-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, a new study has claimed. The researchers, from Imperial College London, and their academic partners studied mud samples to learn about ancient melting of the East Antarctic ice sheet. They discovered that melting took place repeatedly between five and three million years ago, during a geological period called Pliocene Epoch, which may have caused...
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Melting Sea Ice Causing Decline in Harp Seal Populations
2013-07-23 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Warming temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean have lead to a decline in sea ice, which is leaving populations of young harp seals dead in the water, according to researchers at Duke University. "Stranding rates for the region's adult seals have generally not gone up as sea ice cover has declined; it's the young-of-the-year animals who are stranding," said David Johnston, a research scientist at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, of the pups not even a year old. "And it's not just...
Japan plant likely leaking radioactive water into sea
2013-07-22 17:21:31| Energy - Topix.net
A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is likely leaking contaminated water into sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts.
Japan's Fukushima operator acknowledges contaminated water flowing into sea
2013-07-22 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Monday that contaminated ground water had likely been flowing into the sea, acknowledging such a leakage for the first time. Tokyo Electric Power Co., or Tepco, made the announcement a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pro-nuclear Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner scored a decisive victory in elections to the upper house, cementing his grip on power. The head of Japan's new Nuclear Regulation...
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