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Study dismisses 'hiatus' in global warming, says temperatures up

2015-06-04 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An apparent slowdown in the pace of global warming in recent years may be an illusion based on skewed data, according to a study on Thursday that found no break in a trend of rising temperatures. In 2013, the U.N. panel of climate experts reported a "hiatus" in warming since about 1998, despite rising man-made emissions of greenhouse gases. That heartened skeptics who say the risks of climate change have been exaggerated. The new U.S. study in the journal Science, based on a re-analysis of...

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Fracking poses potential risks some drinking water supplies: EPA study

2015-06-04 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, said fracking could contaminate drinking water under certain conditions, such as when fluids used in the process leaked into the water table. The EPA said it found isolated cases of water contamination,...

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EDF Statement On EPA's Water Study Of Hydraulic Fracturing For Oil and Gas

2015-06-04 15:17:09| oilandgasonline Home Page

The U.S. EPA today issued findings from its long-awaited national study to better understand impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The impact of this pervasive and large-scale practice on our water supply is both large and the least understood environmental risk of the nation’s oil and gas boom.

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Results from Investigational IMPROVE-IT Study of VYTORIN (ezetimibe and simvastatin) Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

2015-06-03 23:00:00| Merck.com - Product News

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the IMPROVE-IT trial, an investigational study comparing treatment with VYTORIN (ezetimibe and simvastatin) to treatment with simvastatin alone in more than 18,000 patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, (267) 305-3558Tracy Ogden, (267) 305-2301orInvestor:Justin Holko, (908) 740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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'Radical transition' of economy needed to curb climate change: Study

2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Harmful impacts of global warming such as heat waves and sea level rise are mounting and show a need for a "radical transition" to a greener economy, a study presented at U.N. climate talks said on Tuesday. Damage is growing even though average temperatures have risen only 0.85 degree Celsius (1.5 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, less than half the 2C set as a maximum acceptable rise by almost 200 nations, it said. "Negative impacts are not only something in the future they are something...

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