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United Kingdom: Green Deal scheme given the cold shoulder
2013-01-28 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, will launch a scheme that allows people to borrow money to pay for insulation and other energy efficiency measures. The initial loan can be repaid via savings made from energy bills. The Green Deal scheme, which is targeted at 14 million homes, is being introduced following the sharp increases in gas and electricity costs that have hit the standard of living for millions of Britons. However, some experts question the...
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Stratospheric Phenomenon Is Bringing Frigid Cold to U.S
2013-01-24 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: An unusual event playing out high in the atmosphere above the Arctic Circle is setting the stage for what could be weeks upon weeks of frigid cold across wide swaths of the U.S., having already helped to bring cold and snowy weather to parts of Europe. This phenomenon, known as a "sudden stratospheric warming event,' started on Jan. 6, but is something that is just beginning to have an effect on weather patterns across North America and Europe. While the physics behind sudden stratospheric...
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Drought persists in U.S. Plains, no harm seen from cold snap
2013-01-22 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Dry weather persists in the Plains and western Midwest leading to concern about the fate of the 2013 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop and seedings of the corn and soybean crops, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. "The main issue in North America is the dryness in the southern Plains," said John Dee, a meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring. Dee said it would be dry in the Plains and Midwest this week followed by light precipitation of 0.20 inch to 0.60 inch early next week then...
Timestrip and Topa Packaging launch new cold chain package system
2013-01-22 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
Timestrip UK, a global manufacturer of temperature monitoring indicators, has collaborated with Topa Packaging to launch a new self-monitoring cold chain package system.
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10,000 without power as cold snap hits Ottawa
2013-01-21 22:25:15| Energy - Topix.net
Almost 10,000 people were without power Sunday as a cold snap began its assault on the country's capital but Hydro One crews were able to restore service to the majority of people by dusk.
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