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Canada: Failure to account for fugitive methane gas could undercut BC's climate change efforts, experts say
2013-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: A failure to account for fugitive gases released accidentally from gas wells and pipelines could have serious repercussions as oil and gas exploration heats up in British Columbia, experts say. Canadas Pembina Institute is calling for more studies into fugitive methane leakage near gas production facilities in British Columbia following a recent study in the US that revealed substantial levels of escaping methane gas. We have recommended that the issue of fugitive emissions from shale gas...
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Hottest on record: 2012 was America's warmest ever year, scientists say
2013-01-08 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Temperatures in the United States have reached record levels, making 2012 by far the hottest year in the history books. A year of negligible winter, punishing heat waves, drought, and monster storms, such as Sandy, contributed to the record year in the continguous United States, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National Climatic Data Center. Temperature differences are ordinarily measured by fractions of degrees, but 2012 was a full degree Fahrenheit hotter than the previous...
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Floods blamed for 2.4M gallons of spilled crude, feds say
2013-01-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators. The Department of Transportation report to Congress was crafted in response to a 2011 spill into Montana`s Yellowstone River. The spill highlighted gaps in federal pipeline rules that require lines to be buried just 4 feet below riverbeds -- scant cover that can quickly be scoured...
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Next trading update: What the analysts say
2013-01-03 15:48:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Next kicked off the UK retailers' Christmas trading statements, recording a 3.8% rise in sales between 1 November and 24 December. The results led to the company nudging up its full-year profit forecast, now expecting full year profits to be between GBP611-625m (US$989m-1.12bn), against prior forecasts of GBP590-620m. Here is a flavour of what leading retail analysts say about Next's recent performance.
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