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'Fracking' debate erupts
2013-09-13 12:16:09| Waste Management - Topix.net
Conway Township resident Ana Raymer says she fears that nearby 'fracking' could one day contaminate the water that her family drinks on their Pierson Road farm.
Carbon tax, threatened Down Under, warms up US climate debate
2013-09-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The promise to rescind Australia's carbon tax is causing some conservatives to throw bouquets, but climate advocates are downplaying the impact that the federal election Down Under might have on American efforts to price emissions. Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott, of the conservative Liberal Party, made the nation's 1-year-old carbon tax a key theme in his campaign against incumbent Kevin Rudd, whose Labor Party elevated climate change to the peak of public policy as natural disasters whiplashed...
Is the water debate suffering from a language problem?
2013-09-11 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The conversation was turning grumpy. A colleague from the UK government summed it up: "It's an awful word. I wouldn't be sad if I never heard it again." The others around the table from a broad sample of NGOs and consultancies nodded in agreement. We were talking about "the nexus". For those not in the know, this refers to the profound connections between growing enough food, meeting rising energy needs and ensuring sufficient water for people around the world. There's a strong, though...
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Latest on Climate Change Debate and What it Means for Transportation
2013-09-11 05:14:47| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Ive recently heard persuasive arguments made that climate change is certainly occurring, but theres very little humans can do about it. While reducing fossil fuel consumption and emissions is the clear path to reducing CO2 levels, it will only address one end of the scale; there are environmental forces including whats happening deep within our oceans that are outside human-caused climate change and theres very little we can do about it. Whether these arguments have weight or not, its very important to stay current on whats happening out there. So heres the latest on the climate change debate.The Article Latest on Climate Change Debate and What it Means for Transportation appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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A Silent Hurricane Season Adds Fuel to a Debate Over Global Warming
2013-09-09 07:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: It`s been quiet this hurricane season -- too quiet. Back in May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a "very active" tropical-storm season, one with between seven and 11 hurricanes. The agency lowered that estimate in August to between six and nine hurricanes, but still predicted that three to five of them would become major storms, with winds above 111 m.p.h. We`re now a day away from the exact midpoint of the Atlantic hurricane season, the period when storm activity...
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