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U.S. Defense Department Stands by Its Oil Sands Fuel
2013-03-27 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: The U.S. Defence Department has rebuffed an environmentalist campaign to stop it from using fuel processed from oil sands crude, saying there would be no environmental benefit and such a move would be impractical. In a decision posted on the U.S. federal register last week, the department said its use of products from the oil sands had "no significant impact" on the environment, and therefore did not require it to change its procurement practices. The Defence Logistical Agency purchased $12.6-billion...
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PM stands by Shipley as Genesis chair
2013-02-12 21:07:31| Chemicals - Topix.net
Dame Jenny Shipley resigned as chair of Mainzeal just six weeks before the construction firm went into receivership.
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Diverse forestry stands better than monocultures, finds study
2013-01-11 20:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Growing a diverse array of tree species for timber production contributes a broader array of valuable ecosystem services compared to industrial monocultures, reports a new study based on field work in Sweden. The Nature Communications study, conducted by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Future Forests, looked six different ecosystem services afforded by forests (tree growth, carbon storage, berry production, food for wildlife, occurrence of dead wood, and biological...
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