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ET deals: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14-inch ultrabook for $1133
2014-05-07 21:21:27| Extremetech
The X1 Carbon is also loaded with great specs, starting with the powerful but battery-sipping Core i5-4200U processor. There's a speedy 128GB solid state drive for your storage needs and a high-resolution 1600x900 display that will easily let you display documents side by side. A healthy 4GB RAM rounds out the spec sheet, which will be plenty for typical uses.
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EU proposes giving most heavy industries free carbon permits
2014-05-07 17:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Most of Europe's heavy industry should keep receiving free carbon permits to help them compete in global markets, the European Commission said on Monday. The Commission, the EU's executive, proposed that 175 industry sectors out of the 245 in total that it assessed should be entitled to get most of their allowances for free over 2015-2019 to help meet obligations under the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS). The ETS is the bloc's main policy aimed at cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases...
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Rising carbon dioxide may compromise human nutrition, study says
2014-05-07 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: At the elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 anticipated by around 2050, crops that provide a large share of the global population with most of their dietary zinc and iron will have significantly reduced concentrations of those nutrients, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Given that an estimated two billion people suffer from zinc and iron deficiencies, resulting in a loss of 63 million life years annually from malnutrition, the reduction in these nutrients represents...
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Support builds for global carbon price at Abu Dhabi Ascent
2014-05-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Calls for a global price on carbon intensified at a high level meeting in Abu Dhabi this week, with former US vice president Al Gore pinpointing it as his top priority in tackling climate change. Asked what the one action he would like to see governments take in the fight to limit global warming, he said, Put a price on carbon in markets and put a price on denial in politics, to loud applause from the audience. Gore was speaking at the Abu Dhabi Ascent, which took place on Sunday and Monday,...
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Want to Do Something About Greenhouse Gas? Try A Carbon Tax
2014-05-06 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: This morning, the White House released a massive report on the effects of climate change. In sum: The problem is already bad, it is going to get worse, and we need to address it quickly. The science of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change may be clear (though, of course, always evolving). But the policy response is far murkier. Yet there is a relatively simple solution, based on the old economic maximum: If you want people to do less of something, raise the price. In this case, if you want...
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