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World With New Limits: The Coming End of Moore's Law
2013-09-23 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Here in the tech community, declaring the birth or death of an era is a tried-and-true path to social fame. For that reason, proclamations to that effect are pretty dang common. Those of us here in the Linux community are pretty accustomed to such announcements by now -- just witness the never-ending "year of Linux desktop" and "death of desktop Linux" rotation that seems to besiege us year after year.
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Headline the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) ...
2013-09-23 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Focusing on long term energy outlook, 36th World Energy Engineering Congress will feature debate on the future and impact of climate change policy, what next steps are likely to be taken by executive and legislative branches on the issue, and updates on mapping cap and trade legislation. Event will include over 250 speakers, including Opening Session speakers: former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Jeff Sessions, Kateri Callahan, Jim Bolte, and William Colton. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Hunger Seen Worsening by Oxfam as Climate Change Heats Up World
2013-09-23 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: World hunger is expected to worsen as climate change hurts crop production and disrupts incomes, with food-price spikes due to extreme weather set to increase, charity Oxfam said. The number of people at risk of hunger may climb by 10 percent to 20 percent by 2050 as a result of climate change, with daily per-capita calorie availability falling across the world, Oxfam wrote in an e-mailed report today. The world risks cataclysmic changes caused by extreme heat waves, rising sea levels and depleted...
Climate change forecast of 'hot and hungry world'
2013-09-23 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: Climate change is set to push up food prices, increase hunger and reduce the quality of food, campaigners have warned. With one in eight people in the world going hungry, the effect of rising temperatures and extreme weather events on production means fewer people will be able to afford enough to eat, Oxfam said. Those at risk of hunger could rise by up to 20 per cent by 2050 compared to a world where the climate was not changing, the aid agency added. Oxfam estimates that the average price...
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The World Needs 390 Billion Barrels of New Oil Production by 2035
2013-09-22 21:12:21| Energy - Topix.net
Production from legacy oil wells is declining each year. At the same time, demand from emerging markets is rising rapidly.
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