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Water in the West: Conservation measures take center stage

2014-08-19 04:51:34| Agriculture - Topix.net

Major transmountain diversions in our region. Sources: Colorado Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer; Colorado Water Conservation Board; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Geological Survey.

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Climate change measures 'primitive civilisations offering up sacrifices appease gods'

2014-08-14 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: The Abbott government's chief business adviser says too much time has been spent focusing on global warming and as a result Australians are "ill prepared" to deal with the prospect of global cooling. Maurice Newman, who has been vocal in his climate change scepticism, has attacked governments, including the former Labor government, for pursuing "green gesture politics" by introducing carbon price signals in an opinion piece for the Murdoch-owned News Corp publication The Australian. He likened...

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Air traffic growth set to undermine carbon reduction measures study

2014-08-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: As more and more people continue to fly and airlines do all they can to get ticket prices down, this is continuing to have a negative effect on the environment. New research has found even if controversial measures are put in place, carbon reduction efforts will still be outweighed by the growth in air traffic. New research released on Friday by the University of Southampton has said demand needs to be substantially reduced in order for airlines to see a reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions....

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