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UN boss: Lima was a reality check, and leaders need to step up for Paris
2014-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurActiv: The differences between how the developed and developing countries view their responsibilities will hinder agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, unless top political leaders provide the momentum needed to drive the talks, says Achim Steiner. Achim Steiner is executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Before joining UNEP, he was director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and before that secretary general of the World...
Get a reality check on the Antarctic meltdown and rising sea level
2014-05-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: Does the retreat of glaciers on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet mean we're in for an imminent climate catastrophe? The short answer is no. Is the ice sheet collapsing? That depends on your definition of "collapse." Are the two studies documenting Antarctica's meltdown worth all the buzz they've generated? Yes. Here's a reality check on some of the questions raised by this week's studies: What's happening to Antarctica's ice? The continent's glaciers are in a constant state of flux, Penn State...
Shale industry faces reality check
2014-04-07 01:02:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Is shale gas really the answer to our energy needs?
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Reality Check: Riding the tourism gravy train with 'Railroad Alaska'
2014-03-21 07:36:42| Railroads - Topix.net
With "Iditarod Unleashed" and "Amazing America with Sarah Palin" airing next week, I went to the dark side and changed my cable package to include the Sportsman Channel.
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A mobile app reality check: Few paid apps make money
2014-01-16 14:32:51| InfoWorld: Top News
If you possess programming chops and have dreams of chucking your day job to build a cash cow mobile app in your basement, here's an irksome reality check. Research firm Gartner says that fewer than 0.01 percent of consumer mobile apps, or one in 10,000, will make enough money through 2018 to be considered a financial success by their authors.