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Melting ice leaves 35000 walrus stranded in Alaska - is climate change to blame?
2014-10-05 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mirror: This enormous gathering of walrus has been spotted off the coast of Alaska, sparking fears that climate change could be to blame. An estimated 35,000 walrus have been seen five miles north of Point Lay, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is thought the animals have been forced onto the beach because they cannot find any sea ice to rest on, due to rising temperatures. Margaret Williams managing director of WWFs Arctic programme, said: "The massive concentration...
Trying To Fight Climate Change Without Admitting We Are To Blame
2014-10-02 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: We`re all familiar with climate deniers - the politicians who proudly declare that 97 percent of climate scientists are wrong, and human carbon emissions aren`t driving up global temperatures to a potentially catastrophic degree. Opposing them are what Grist`s David Roberts termed "climate hawks" - people who think climate change is real, it`s extremely dangerous, and civilization`s use of fossil fuels is behind most of it. But in between, a strange twilight figure has risen for whom there is...
If natural gas wells used in fracking are contaminating water, why isnt fracking to blame?
2014-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WUNC: Big news came out this week about fracking: Duke scientists have found that natural gas wells used in fracking caused contamination in eight drinking water wells in Texas and Pennsylvania. Many of you might have seen the videos of people living near gas exploration sites who can light their tap water on fire, because theres so much methane in it. But the energy industry has solidly defended its position that the gas could be naturally occurring. Theres no evidence fracking caused the contamination....
Pilot Error to Blame in 2012 Plane Crash that Killed Micron CEO Steve Appleton
2014-09-11 04:22:55| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The February 2012 air crash that claimed the life of Micron CEO Steve Appleton was the result of pilot error, according to a probable cause report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Sept. 8. Appleton, 51, took off from the Boise Airport Feb. 2, 2012, flying a Lancair IV-TP--a type of experimental, high-performance plane built from a kit.
Pilot Error to Blame in 2012 Plane Crash that Killed Micron CEO Steve Appleton
2014-09-10 14:06:30| Electronics - Topix.net
The February 2012 air crash that claimed the life of Micron CEO Steve Appleton was the result of pilot error, according to a probable cause report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Sept. 8. Appleton, 51, took off from the Boise Airport Feb. 2, 2012, flying a Lancair IV-TP--a type of experimental, high-performance plane built from a kit.
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