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As billion-dollar BP court case nears, scientists count cost to Gulf of Mexico
2013-02-22 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Dolphin calving season has just begun in the Gulf of Mexico and marine biologists are reporting an alarming trend. Between 2000 and 2009, an average of 25 to 30 dolphins were found dead on the beaches of the Gulf each year. This year, 13 dead dolphins were found between 13 January and 14 February alone; 11 were aborted or newborns. Biologists have been following this trend for three years, since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster claimed 11 lives and triggered the worst oil spill in US history....
1.5C Rise in Temperature Enough to Start Permafrost Melt, Scientists Warn
2013-02-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A global temperature rise of 1.5C would be enough to start the melting of permafrost in Siberia, scientists warned on Thursday. Any widespread thaw in Siberia's permanently frozen ground could have severe consequences for climate change. Permafrost covers about 24% of the land surface of the northern hemisphere, and widespread melting could eventually trigger the release of hundreds of gigatonnes of carbon dioxide and methane, which would have a massive warming effect. However, any such melting...
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Poll: Should Scientists Be Experimenting with Politics and Super PACs?
2013-02-21 04:42:45| Biotech - Topix.net
Jim Lantry of La Jolla, a one-time Republican lobbyist, ran for Congress in 1990.
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Halve meat consumption, scientists urge rich world
2013-02-18 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: People in the rich world should become "demitarians" eating half as much meat as usual, while stopping short of giving it up in order to avoid severe environmental damage, scientists have urged, in the clearest picture yet of how farming practices are destroying the natural world. They said the horsemeat scandal had uncovered the dark side of our lust for meat, which has fuelled a trade in undocumented livestock and mislabelled cheap ready meals. "There is a food chain risk," said Professor...
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Just in time: Scientists propose vaporizing asteroids
2013-02-15 20:14:33| CNET News.com
DE-STAR is a space-based laser gun that could destroy or deflect incoming comets and asteroids. Who's gonna build it? [Read more]
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