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15,000 sq km of coral reef could be lost in current mass bleaching, say scientists
2015-07-07 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A massive coral bleaching event currently ravaging coral reefs across the globe could destroy thousands of square kilometres of coral cover forever, US government scientists have said. In figures exclusively released to the Guardian, scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said about 12% of the worlds reefs have suffered bleaching in the last year. Just under half of these, an area of 12,000 sq km of coral, may be lost forever. But the devastation is only...
Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say
2015-07-05 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed information to regulators if the public is to be accurately informed of any risks to the environment, advocacy groups say. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month found that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas can lead, and has led, to the contamination of drinking water. It was the first time the federal government had admitted such a link. The study, based on data sources available to the agency,...
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New Zealand: Raise climate change at UN, say Greens
2015-07-04 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio New Zealand: The Green Party says the Government should use its presidency of the United Nations Security Council to highlight the threat climate change poses to peace and security. New Zealand is chairing the Security Council this month. Kennedy Graham says the survival of small island states are at stake. Green Party's global affairs spokesperson Kennedy Graham said New Zealand has already made the security of small island states the subject of the Open Debate later this month. He said the biggest...
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China Ready to Go Further on Climate Change, Sources Say
2015-06-29 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: China appears ready to set a more ambitious climate change pledge by moving up the timeline for peaking its carbon emissions and opening the possibility of sending money to other countries to take action, according to EU sources close to the negotiations. The declaration is expected Monday, when Chinese representatives head into parallel summits in Brussels, with the EU, and New York, with United Nations members. This follows a round of negotiations in New York over the weekend between China,...
Oil rig count shows recovery is beginning, analysts say
2015-06-29 08:30:59| Energy - Topix.net
The number of United States rigs drilling for oil declined for a 29th consecutive week, but the total number of operating rigs has increased for the first time this year. Rigs drilling for natural gas increased by five for the week, which was more than the loss of three oil rigs from last week, according to data from oil services provider Baker Hughes.
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