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So-called 'Trillion Meal Study' of GMO safety is junk
2014-10-08 12:05:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
Chickens produced in industrial settings live an average of 49 days, far too short to study long-term safety effects of their grain-intensive diets. A new study about the purported safety of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs , was released to the public this month by former Monsanto employee Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam .
Belmont Harris Teeter approved, traffic study ordered
2014-10-08 08:21:26| Grocery - Topix.net
With approval from town officials, construction on a new Harris Teeter and surrounding mixed use community in Belmont is set to begin next year. Todd and Swaringen agree they're willing to deal with traffic headaches in exchange for a new, closer grocery store.
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US tidal floods will be 'chronic' in 15 yrs, study claims
2014-10-08 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Many US coastal communities already struggle with flooding at high tides, a problem that will become "chronic" in the coming 15 years due to global warming, scientists said Wednesday. As shorelines are growing more populated, sea levels are swelling due to melting glaciers and polar ice sheets, putting more populations at risk, said a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Particularly dire consequences are expected along the US east coast and the Gulf Coast, the report warned. "Our...
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Deep Ocean Heat Storage Not Behind Global Warming Pause, Study Finds
2014-10-07 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The deepest reaches of earth's oceans have not warmed significantly over the last decade, according to scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California a finding that undermines a leading theory as to why the pace of global warming has slowed over the last 15 years. Scientists have speculated that the recent slowdown in rising surface air temperatures was a result of the heat accumulating in the deep ocean. But in a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the NASA researchers...
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Gov. Cuomos Office Tilts Study to Downplay Fracking Risks
2014-10-06 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A federal study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), commissioned by New York state to assess the impact of fracking on well water, was edited and delayed by state officials when they found some of its conclusions apparently not to their liking, according to Capital New York, which covers state politics. "The study, originally commissioned by the state in 2011, when the administration was reportedly considering approving fracking on a limited basis, was going to result in a number of politically...
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