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Accounting for ozone: Study first to quantify impact of oil and gas emissions on Denver's ozone problem

2016-08-08 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: The first peer-reviewed study to directly quantify how emissions from oil and gas activities influence summertime ozone pollution in the Colorado Front Range confirms that chemical vapors from oil and gas activities are a significant contributor to the region's chronic ozone problem. Summertime ozone pollution levels in the northern Front Range periodically spike above 70 parts per billion (ppb), which is considered unhealthy -- on average, 17 ppb of that ozone is produced locally. The new research,...

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Burning Economic Issues Behind Americas Wildfire Problem

2016-08-02 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: The West, and federal taxpayers, have a serious and growing problem as communities continue to expand in and around forested and grassy landscapes prone to fire. As Headwaters Economics has shown so vividly in fine-grained maps, there is a vast amount of developable land in vulnerable zones that, without changed policies, will greatly increase exposure to hazard, and do so even as climate change boosts odds of fire-friendly conditions. The list of government reports, scientific studies and media...

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Fixing Apple's Problem

2016-08-01 19:11:31| TechNewsWorld

Apple last week reported earnings, and with the exception of a strong showing from the iPad Pro, the key financial metrics were all down -- and for the third quarter running. So what's wrong with Apple? The company had been growing alarmingly well until last year, but growth suddenly has become elusive. It isn't going out of business, but it also isn't the performance king anymore.

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Visualizing cattle lameness is key to overcoming the problem

2016-07-30 16:19:20| Beef

“It’s important that we’re doing the right things for cattle and their well-being,” emphasized Connie Larson, Ph.D., Research and Nutritional Services ruminant manager &ndas read more

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