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To ease climate change, US should end drilling federal land: study
2015-08-20 08:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Up to 450 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases would be kept out of the atmosphere if the U.S. government stopped leasing federal lands to fossil fuel companies, according to a study released on Wednesday. The government currently allows energy companies to lease federal lands for drilling, and environmental groups say if the practice is not halted, the United States will be unable to meet its obligations to combat climate change. The oil, coal and gas under lands owned by the federal government...
Climate change has a moral dimension that can't be ignored
2015-08-17 04:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: Religion and science both deal in mystery and wonder as we seek to make sense of the vastness of the world. There are times when the scale of the universe is too big. Its hard to fathom infinity; even a scale such as a hundred years can be difficult to digest. When faced with the topic of climate change, skepticism was a natural response. There was a time when more studies were appropriate. There was a time when it was reasonable to question if it was human-caused. There was a time when it was...
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Methane and Climate Change: Arctic Bacteria Might Eat Methane?
2015-08-16 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Methane build-up in the Arctic is one of scientists' major concerns regarding warming Arctic temperatures. Along with melting poles and threatened species, the fear is that carbon locked in the soil will release as carbon dioxide and methane. But there might be some hope in this area. That is, Princeton University researchers and others recently published a report in The ISME Journal saying that bacteria that eat methane might allow most Arctic soil to absorb, not release, methane. According to...
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Tony Abbott is a climate change 'villain', says Canadian author Naomi Klein
2015-08-16 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott is a climate change villain who is repeating the slogans used by the coal industry in the US, according to bestselling author and social activist Naomi Klein. Related: Coal is the future, insists Tony Abbott as UN calls for action on climate change Klein, who is heading to Australia for a series of public events, said the level of inaction on climate change in Australia was only matched by her native Canada. In Canada I cant tell where the oil industry ends and the government...
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Climate Change: Food Shortage To Triple By 2040 Due To Extreme Weather
2015-08-16 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Headlines & Global News: The Global Food Security program, which monitors food security in 57 countries, released a report on Friday showing that global food shortage and price hikes will triple by 2040. As global population continues to rise, the food demand is predicted to exceed the supply. The Taskforce on Extreme Weather and Global Food System Resilience estimated that the population would increase by 1.7 billion by 2050 and would need more than 60 percent additional food production to meet the demand and prevent...
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