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Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide, study shows
2013-04-17 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN Desertification Convention (UNCCD). The figure, based on submissions from countries to the UN, is a marked increase on the last analysis in the mid-1990s, which estimated 110 states were at risk. In an economic analysis published last week the Convention also warns land degradation is now costing US$490 billion per year and wiping out an area three times the size of Switzerland...
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Jobsite Robot Shows Promise in Speed and Accuracy
2013-04-16 23:16:10| ENR.com: Headline News
The system uses robotic-total-station technology to speed up drywall layouts before installation
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EPA annual US GHG inventory shows 1.6% drop in 2011 from previous year; transportation CO2 down 1.1%
2013-04-16 12:30:35| Green Car Congress
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New Federal Report Shows Solar Achieved History in March
2013-04-15 22:52:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
For the first time, solar energy accounted for all new utility electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. grid last month, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERCs) March 2013 Energy Infrastructure Update" read more
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Antarctic ice melting at record rate, study shows
2013-04-15 11:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: Summer ice is melting at a faster rate in the Antarctic peninsula than at any time in the last 1,000 years, new research has shown. The evidence comes from a 364-metre ice core containing a record of freezing and melting over the previous millennium. Layers of ice in the core, drilled from James Ross Island near the northern tip of the peninsula, indicate periods when summer snow on the ice cap thawed and then refroze. By measuring the thickness of these layers, scientists were able to match...
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