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On Native Ground OIL Drilling in the Arctic: Ecological Disaster Waiting to Happen
2016-02-29 06:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
American Reporter: Are we so desperate for one last big fix of oil, that we're willing to destroy one of the world's last pristine and unspoiled regions? The answer seems to be yes. The U.S. Geological Survey released a report last week stating that the region inside the Arctic Circle contains about one-fifth of the world's undiscovered, recoverable oil. The USGS report, the most comprehensive survey ever of energy resources in the Arctic, found that there is an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil - or about...
Warmer Indian Ocean Could Be Ecological Desert
2016-01-23 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Anslem Silva has fished for four decades from this popular harbor on Sri Lanka's west coast, but for five years now filling his boat has become increasingly difficult. "We seem to be spending more and more time out at sea looking for catch. Where there were fish for decades, now there is very little. It is strange, but all of us have been noticing that," said the 54-year-old fisherman, who operates his own trawler on multi-day trips reaching 100 to 150 kilometres (60 to 90 miles) off the coast....
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Cove director's new doc warns of impending ecological catastrophe
2015-12-02 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In early 2014, a story made headlines around the world. At a factory in Wenxhou, southeast China owned by a Mr Li, whale sharks were being slaughtered in their hundreds, their various constituent parts distributed for food, medicine and cosmetics not just in China, but in the west too. Footage of an undercover sting in the factory is among the most viscerally shocking sequences in Racing Extinction, which airs tonight on the Discovery Channel in the UK. The new documentary by Louis Psihoyos, director...
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Indonesia: Palm oil expansion triggers ecological cascade, boost pigs but hurting other species
2015-12-01 06:05:34| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Matthew Luskin, a researcher at the University of Berkeley at California, has spent much of the last two years examining the indirect ecological impacts of palm oil expansion. His work is raising questions about the viability of fragments some palm oil companies are setting aside under their conservation commitments. Beyond his findings, his work has resulted in a stunning set of of wildlife photos and videos. An interview with Matthew Luskin, a part of our on-going Interviews with Young...
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Building with nature: Ecological design for next-generation cities
2015-11-15 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The Ecological Society of America turns 100 this year, with many reflections on the achievements of the discipline and the big questions for ecologists as we embark on a new century marked by great environmental upheaval. ESA's journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment celebrates the centennial of the society with perspectives on the potential for ecological science to influence the design of the next generation cities and their infrastructure. The November 2015 Special Issue on Innovations...
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