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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors
2014-05-05 21:30:24| Green Car Congress
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Oysters May be Able to Protect Us from Rising Seas
2014-05-03 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Scientists discovered that oyster reefs grow rapidly enough to match sea level rise, and may be able to keep future flooding at bay, according to research published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Oyster colonies provide habitat for wildlife, filter muck out of waterways, stabilize and raise shorelines, and can withstand the impact of storm surges, helping to spare lowlands from flooding. That all sounds great, if it weren't for the fact that 85 percent of the oyster reefs that once dominated...
South Australians warned may have to carry cost of losing their homes to rising sea levels
2014-05-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Advertiser: COASTAL South Australians have been warned they may have to let their homes be swallowed by the sea, and carry the cost of their loss, as climate change raises ocean levels. Around 60,000 homes in South Australia are considered at risk of a predicted sea level rise of half a metre over the next 50 years. Eyre Peninsula homeowners have been warned to accept that their properties may have an expiry date if relocation or the construction of sea walls is too expensive in the face of sea levels raised...
Oil sands heavyweights see new path profit in rising carbon emissions
2014-05-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: Its a bold proposition: Dont just capture carbon and bury it deep underground, but use it as feedstock to spur large-scale production of chemicals, ski boots and fishing rods, concrete products and pavements, among other applications. Canadas raw oil exports are no hindrance to high-paying, value-added jobs, according to a new report. In fact, labour compensation in oil and gas extraction is the highest in the country, at more than three times the average hourly earnings in the Canadian economy...
20/08/2014 - The Rising FMs & London Region Annual QuizCrawl
2014-04-29 17:51:55| BIFM Events
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