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How West Antarctica Could Melt If Greenhouse Emissions Continue to Rise
2015-08-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An international team of scientists has developed the first comprehensive, high-resolution model depicting how rapidly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could melt if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought under control. The study projects that under a high-emissions scenario, the WAIS could lose 80,000 cubic kilometers (19,000 cubic miles) of ice by 2100, increasing sea levels by 8 inches. By 2200, the WAIS could lose 48,000 cubic miles of ice, raising sea levels by a total of 23 inches, the...
Rajant Releases New Wireless Device to Bring HD Video and Terabyte Storage to Network Edge
2015-08-18 18:16:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Kinetic mesh technology manufacturer for building private wireless networks, Rajant today announced the launch of its CacheCrumb node, a wireless transceiver with built-in processing power that enables applications to be pushed to the edge of a netw
United Kingdom: Fracking in the pipeline as exploration sites offered to firms
2015-08-18 16:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Oil and Gas Authority has announced 27 more locations in England where licences to frack for shale oil and gas will be offered. Twelve firms, including Cuadrilla and Ineos, have been given the exclusive right to explore for oil and gas, including fracking. The exploration sites include areas in the Midlands and the North East. However, whether exploration can actually go ahead is subject to local planning consent. The announcement comes after Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said last...
Asia Pulp & Paper Commits To The First-Ever Retirement Of Commercial Plantations On Tropical Peatland To Cut Carbon Emissions
2015-08-17 03:24:45| pollutiononline News Articles
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) recently announced it is committing to retire around 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands, the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide
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Asia Pulp & Paper Commits To The First-Ever Retirement Of Commercial Plantations On Tropical Peatland To Cut Carbon Emissions
2015-08-17 03:24:45| pulpandpaperonline News Articles
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) recently announced it is committing to retire around 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands, the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide
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