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'Blame changing landscapes for flood risk, not global warming.'
2014-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NGR Guardian: MAJOR flood events occur around the world every year, but with international loss databases documenting increased incidents of flooding, more material loss and greater fatality rates are these events on the increase, and are they getting worse? A new study published in Hydrological Sciences Journal examines the key reasons for increasing frequency and severity of floods; considering whether this is due to improved reporting by the media, an increasing and expanding global population, or whether...
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Drowned by EU millions: Thought 'extreme weather' was to blame for the floods?
2014-01-18 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: We all know what's gone wrong, or we think we do: not enough spending on flood defences. It's true that government cuts have exposed thousands of homes to greater risk, but too little public spending is a small part of the problem. It is dwarfed by another factor, overlooked in public discussion: too much public spending. Vast amounts, running into billions, are spent every year on policies that make devastating floods inevitable. This is the story that has not been told, a story of destructive...
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Mountain Towns Blame Engineer for Low Water Pressure
2014-01-14 21:42:34| ENR.com: Headline News
After joining the water delivery system of three small North Carolina communities, an engineer is being blamed for low pressure.
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The NSA blame game: Singling out RSA diverts attention from others
2014-01-09 13:59:36| InfoWorld: Top News
RSA may well have earned much of the criticism being heaped upon it for allegedly enabling a backdoor in one of its encryption technologies under a contract with the National Security Agency. But singling out the company for reproach deflects attention from the role that other technology vendors may have had in enabling the NSA's data collection activities. Over the last few days, at least eight well-known speakers have canceled talks or panel presentations at next month's RSA Security Conference to protest the company's relationship with the NSA.
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BPs Kurt Mix defence lawyers blame elevator conversation for verdict in Gulf oil spill trial
2014-01-07 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Defence lawyers for a former BP drilling engineer, Kurt Mix, who was convicted by a federal jury of obstructing an investigation into the company's 2010 Gulf oil spill, claimed that jurors engaged in misconduct that warrants a new trial.
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