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MIT study links climate change, air pollution and decreasing food supplies
2014-08-02 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: MIT research published in the journal Nature Climate Change warns that rising temperatures and air pollution will combine to have negative effect on crop yield, placing pressure on the food system. Several separate pieces of research of linked falling crop yields with climate change. Research from Stanford University suggests that climate change makes it 20 times more likely for corn and wheat crop production to decrease, whilst a study from the University of Leeds found climate change could have...
Study Says Carbon Finance Saves Forest By Promoting Indigenous Rights
2014-08-01 14:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecosystem Marketplace: José Maria Arara, Almir Surui, and Aureliano Córdoba all have three things in common: each is the leader of a traditional forest community of the Amazon; each lives in a country that nominally recognizes their rights to their forests; and each has used carbon finance to exercise and reinforce their rights. And they're hardly alone, according to a new study called "Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change", which was published jointly by the World Resources Institute (RRI) and Rights and Resources...
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Study reaffirms cotton\'s use as sorbent
2014-08-01 07:00:00| Nonwovens Industry Breaking News
TTU research show low-grade cotton nonwoven mat can collect 50 times its weight in oil.
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Clinical Finance: Key Strategies to Stay in Control of Your Study Budget
2014-07-31 20:42:26| drugdiscoveryonline Home Page
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Time: 1pm - 2:30pm EDT Duration: 90 Minutes - Online Price: $299 - Introductory Rate
New Study Says American Motorists Want Self-Driving Cars
2014-07-31 19:13:02| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Americans havent necessarily fallen out of love with the automobile. They just dont enjoy the art of driving as much anymore, and a growing number of Americans seem ready to hand over command to autonomous vehicles. People are aware that they already drive cars controlled partly by computers, said Insurance.com Managing Editor Des Toups. Now they see features like collision avoidance on new models and hear about Google cars hitting the roads in a couple of years. An autonomous car is not science fiction anymore. A new study finds that fully three-quarters of licensed U.S. motorists would be very likely to consider, if not buy, self-driving vehicles. And if offered lower insurance rates, the figure jumps to a whopping 86%, found website Insurance.com. READ MORE about the findings. The Article New Study Says American Motorists Want Self-Driving Cars appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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