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Malaysia moves against coastal erosion crisis
2015-02-26 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: When the former Maldives president conducted a cabinet meeting under water in 2009, it was the best government public relations move for a long time. What a great way to get publicity and focus global attention on an issue that is so dear to the hearts of many people. Rising sea levels, climate change and the environment all tackled in one easy manoeuvre. So as Malaysia takes the helm of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015 and sits on the UN Security Council, one wonders...
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Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) Approves ShipArrestor
2015-02-25 12:20:00| Offshore Technology
Following a full product trial in New Zealand, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has signed its acceptance of the first of two ShipArrestor systems from Miko Marine. As a result, Norway will become the first country in the world with a syste
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Malaysias Coastal signs contracts to sell two OSVs
2015-02-24 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Malaysia-based Coastal Contracts' offshore subsidiary has secured contracts for the sale of two Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) to an undisclosed Mexican customer.
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Study outlines threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
2015-02-23 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] CORVALLIS, Ore. - Coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the $1 billion shelled mollusk industry (primarily oysters and clams) are at long-term economic risk from the increasing threat of ocean acidification, a new report concludes. This first nationwide vulnerability analysis, which was funded through the National Science Foundation's National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, was published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. The …
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Canada: Coastal First Nations Call Out 'Eagle Spirit' Pipeline
2015-02-17 14:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: After a Wednesday press conference in Calgary announced new partners in a First Nations-led pipeline project, two major alliances of First Nations have publicly rejected the proposal. The Eagle Spirit Energy project, which positions itself as a less risky alternative to Enbridge's Northern Gateway, first set out to secure "social license" for a high-volume energy corridor through northern B.C. in September 2012. With financial backing from the Aquilini Group, president and chairperson Calvin Helin...
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