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Grizzly Bears May Benefit From Effects Of A Warming Climate
2013-10-29 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: In contrast to many species, including our own, global warming and forest disturbances may have a silver lining for threatened species of grizzly bears in Alberta, Canada. University of Alberta biologist Scott Nielsen and his team monitored 112 bears in Alberta`s Rocky Mountain region over the course of 10 years. He and his colleagues found that warmer temperatures and easier access to food associated with forest disturbances helped the grizzlies to build more body fat, known to increase the chances...
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New report says global warming is unequivocal
2013-10-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Norman Transcript: he just-released report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Sept. 30) only confirms that the direction our climate-denier leaders are taking us remains dangerously wrongheaded. The report shows, for example, that not only does global warming exist, but scientists now say it is extremely likely that it is caused by human activity. While the report underlines as climate-deniers such as Sens. Inhofe and Coburn maintain that we still have much to learn about earths climate,...
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Australian bushfires fan global warming debate
2013-10-26 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Australia has been battling unseasonably bad bushfires for weeks. The flames have destroyed hundreds of homes - and have also intensified a political debate about whether there is a link with global warming. Australia's Blue Mountains get their name from the eucalyptus trees that coat their slopes. On a warm day the sun heats up the oils in the trees' vibrant green leaves. As those oils evaporate into the atmosphere it gives the range a shimmering blue hue. For much of this week though the...
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Investors: Can Oil Companies Thrive in Warming World?
2013-10-24 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Will ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy and the world's 43 other largest fossil fuel companies be able to thrive in a business climate heavily affected by global warming? That's a question a coalition of investors, led by the sustainable business advocacy group Ceres, is asking those companies, demanding to know if they can be viable if markets or government-imposed mandates prevent them from burning all of their proven carbon reserves. "Investors are asking fossil fuels companies, what is your plan...
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Global warming costs the world a billion dollars a DAY
2013-10-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily: The world invested almost a billion dollars a day to limit global warming last year, according to a recent study. These figures come from the latest Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) report which found that the overall spend in 2012 was in fact $5 billion less than a year earlier. While this may seem like a huge amount, the total for the year ($359 billion) is only just half of the $700 billion per year that the World Economic Forum claims is need to address climate change. The International Energy...
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