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California drought: Natural patterns, not human-caused climate change, federal study finds
2014-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: Natural patterns, not human-caused climate change, produced one of California's worst droughts, researchers have concluded. An atmospheric ridge over the North Pacific, which limited rain and snowfall over the past three years, was "due to natural variations of ocean systems, with sea surface temperatures largely responsible," said Richard Seager, lead author of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-sponsored study, in a Monday news conference. The conditions that led to the drought,...
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South Africas SacOil signs agreement to study $6bn gas pipeline project
2014-12-09 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
SacOil has signed a joint development agreement with the Public Investment Corporation SOC and the Instituto de Gesto das Participaçes do Estado (IGEPE) to study a possible $6bn gas pipeline between South Africa and Mozambique.
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Mining town risk study highlights asbestos dangers
2014-12-09 00:23:02| Chemicals - Topix.net
A long-delayed risk study for a Montana mining town where hundreds have died from asbestos exposure concludes that even a minuscule amount of the substance can lead to lung problems. The 328-page document released Monday will determine when work can end on the cleanup of asbestos dust from a W.R. Grace & Co.
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Study of Montana Mining Town Says Cleanup Working
2014-12-09 00:23:01| Chemicals - Topix.net
A long-delayed risk study released Monday for a Montana mining town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos poisoning concludes cleanup practices now in place are reducing risks to residents. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged there is no way to remove all the asbestos from the area and inhaling even a minute amount could cause lung problems.
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Exelon to pay $3.5M for more study of Conowingoa
2014-12-08 23:38:10| Energy - Topix.net
Exelon to pay $3.5M for more study of Conowingo Dam Exelon Corp. will pay up to $3.5 million to fund more study of the Conowingo power dam. Check out this story on delmarvanow.com: http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2014/12/08/conowingo-dam-chesapeake-susquehanna/20101377/ The Maryland Department of the Environment says Exelon Corp. will pay up to $3.5 million to fund more study of the Conowingo power dam's effects on Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay water quality.
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