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It's not just on Ebola that good science must prevail
2014-11-02 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Kaci Hickox embodies all the American values conservatives say they admire. Shes tough you dont volunteer to leave New England to stem the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone unless you have courage. Shes a rugged individualist, filled with the pioneering spirit, who makes her own way, without waiting for the say-so of big government. No tax-dollar funded politician or bureaucrat is going to lock her up in the land of the free. She knows, as every doctor knows, that Ebola is only transmitted...
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Climate science triggers action from government, industry: UNEP
2014-11-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: A growing body of scientific evidence has inspired governments and industries to respond to the threats posed by climate change, a senior UN official said. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)'s Executive Director, Achim Steiner, told Xinhua in an interview in Nairobi this week that policymakers and investors have relied on climate science to initiate mitigation and adaptation projects. "The latest assessment report is categorical that we are faced with a climate change threat and the...
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New Monogastric Science Research Centre Launched in Scotland
2014-10-31 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Scotland’s Rural College has launched a new Monogastric Science Research Centre, a focus for the College’s work on pigs and poultry, in particular bringing together vital research on nutrition.
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GMOs Expose Dangerous Science Disconnect in Agriculture
2014-10-25 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A contentious issue in the upcoming Colorado and Oregon GMO labeling referendums is the perceived safety of consuming genetically modified foods. Question a representative of the National Corn Growers Association or the American Farm Bureau Federation about the safety of eating GMOs and you'll rightly be scolded about the scientific evidence that consuming those crops is as safe as any other. These representatives of the American farm lobby wield enormous political clout with conservative and...
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Science chief warns on acid oceans
2014-10-24 07:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The UK's chief scientist says the oceans face a serious and growing risk from man-made carbon emissions. The oceans absorb about a third of the CO2 that's being produced by industrial society, and this is changing the chemistry of seawater. Sir Mark Walport warns that the acidity of the oceans has increased by about 25% since the industrial revolution, mainly thanks to manmade emissions. CO2 reacts with the sea water to form carbonic acid. He told BBC News: "If we carry on emitting CO2...
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