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Report: Aging nuclear power plants in Europe pose increased risk
2014-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: A new report says Europes fleet of nuclear power plants pose an increasing risk to millions of Europeans as the facilities age, and as governments decide to extend the operation of plants beyond their originally intended lifetimes. The nearly 150-page report, commissioned by Greenpeace, synthesizes the research of eight European nuclear energy experts. It concludes that because of Europes heavy dependence on nuclear energy, governments are likely to extend plant operations 20 years or more past...
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UN Climate Deal at Risk Without Set Targets, Bangladesh Says
2014-03-05 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Nations risk repeating the failure of climate talks in 2009 unless they sign up to mandatory emissions reductions in a treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, according to Bangladeshs climate envoy to the United Nations. Unless we have mandatory targets to cut emissions that are enforceable under international law, we are headed for failure at next years climate summit in Paris, Quamrul Chowdhury, who also acts as lead negotiator for 49 least-developed countries at the UN talks, said in an interview...
BPs $1 Billion Loss In Russia Highlights Rosneft Risk
2014-03-04 15:49:00| OGI
BP holds 19.75% of Rosneft after selling its half of the TNK-BP venture last year.
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'Rock of ages' vista at Palisades is at risk
2014-03-04 14:57:07| Electronics - Topix.net
With New Jersey is celebrating its 350th anniversary -- in a nation that's only 238 years old -- it's hard not be in awe of the 200 million-year-old Palisades cliffs over the Hudson River.
Climate forecast for Australia: hot days, higher fire risk, more severe droughts
2014-03-04 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australias temperature will continue to warm leading to decreases in rainfall in southern Australia, increasing numbers of hot days and higher fire risks and more severe drought conditions, according to the 2014 State of the Climate report. The report is a joint undertaking by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology, and found that Australias temperature is predicted to rise by 0.6C to 1.5C by 2030; in comparison, between 1910 and 1990 the temperature rose by 0.6C.
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