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Kenya: Climate change is drying up one of the worlds largest lakes
2016-02-01 13:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The two men have been working their way through the nets for more than 30 minutes before they catch a fish. Ekaale Ewoi pauses in the bow of the boat, silhouetted against the pink morning sky. He glances back at Ekai Longolan, who gently disentangles the small prize. It thuds to the floor of the boat at my feet and thrashes around. Without a word they resume their rhythmic motion, going hand over hand for thirty minutes more, until they reach the bobbing jerry can that means theyve come to the...
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Hydro One to purchase Brookfield Infrastructures Great Lakes Power Transmission business
2016-02-01 01:00:00| Power Technology
A subsidiary of Hydro One Limited has entered into a $222m purchase agreement with Brookfield Infrastructure to acquire an electricity transmission business.
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Hydro One to expand presence in N.W. Ontario, buy Great Lakes Transmission
2016-01-29 19:43:07| Energy - Topix.net
Ontario's newly privatized Hydro One electric utility has a $373-million deal to buy Great Lakes Power Transmission, which operates north and east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
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DEQ Adds Fish Consumption Advisories For Eight More Oklahoma Lakes
2016-01-28 20:46:36| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has added eight more state lakes to its 2013 list of lakes which contain fish with high levels of mercury. In June 2013, DEQ published a list of 32 state lakes where some species of fish contain levels of mercury above what is considered safe for unlimited consumption.
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Large, increasing methane emissions from northern lakes
2016-01-04 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Methane is increasing in the atmosphere, but many sources are poorly understood. Lakes at high northern latitudes are such a source. However, this may change with a new study published in Nature Geoscience. By compiling previously reported measurements made at a total of 733 northern water bodies -- from small ponds formed by beavers to large lakes formed by permafrost thaw or ice-sheets -- researchers are able to more accurately estimate emissions over large scales. "The release of methane from...
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