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Americans vs scientists: disagreement on climate change and GM food
2015-02-01 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Climate change and genetically modified (GM) food are the two things on which Americans and American scientists just do not agree, according to new data from Pew Research. The study, entitled 'Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society', compared the views of ordinary Americans to those of scientists connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on issues ranging from biomedical research to energy to space exploration. There are some things on which both...
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Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
2015-02-01 07:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today. Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered the payments for articles that emphasise the shortcomings of a report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Travel expenses and additional...
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2014 marks warmest year on record worldwide, climate scientists report
2015-01-17 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oklahoman: Although temperatures were cooler in Oklahoma, 2014 was the warmest year on record worldwide, climate scientists announced Friday. The record is the latest in a series of years with record warmth, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported. The previous record was set in 2005 and tied in 2010. Climate scientists said Friday the overall warming trend is being driven by greenhouse gases, and is likely to continue. The announcement is based on separate,...
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EPA chief: Weather, climate scientists work is essential
2015-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As the sun slowly crept above the desert horizon Wednesday morning, the unmistakable Boston accent of EPA administrator Gina McCarthy jolted to life a room of scientists gathered here for the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. "Are you awake?' she asked, prompting a round a laughter that set the tone for her spirited talk and answers to AMS president William Gail's questions about the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan, including the Environmental Protection Agency's...
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Cold snap caused by climate change-weakened jet stream, scientists suggest
2014-11-20 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Arctic conditions in eastern United States this week may have been the result of climate change-induced stressors on the jet stream that regulates weather over the northern hemisphere, according to meteorologists. Residents in a large swath of the country's east have been met with sub-freezing temperatures over the past week. And overnight Wednesday, more than 5 feet of snow descended on parts of western New York state. Media have referred to the strange weather pattern as the Polar Vortex and...
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