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Climate change threatens Swedish water cost hike
2013-07-21 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Local: Sweden could see the costs of tap water rise in the future, said Rural Affairs Minister Eskil Erlandsson, as the government investigates how to secure a plentiful flow under the threat of climate change. "Water will become more expensive and Sweden needs to take action," said Erlandsson to news agency TT and added that national infrastructure requires more investment and water pipes need improved maintenance. "In comparison with the rest of Europe, we have cheap water in Sweden. We do see a threat,...
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Public trust crisis threatens China's nuclear power ambitions
2013-07-18 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As China pushes an aggressive expansion of nuclear power it is running into a major stumbling block - a breakdown of trust, post-Fukushima, in official assurances of public safety. A plan to build a $6 billion uranium processing plant in the southern province of Guangdong was canceled this week after about a thousand people took to the streets demanding the project was scrapped over public health and environmental fears. Beijing plans to plough tens of billions of dollars into the construction...
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Five Ways Climate Change Threatens Energy in Texas
2013-07-18 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Department of Energy released a report recently looking at how climate change and extreme weather could make our power supplies more vulnerable. Given that its the nations leader in energy production, Texas was prominently featured. The report looks at both current and future threats to the energy sector from climate change. There are three major trends, it says: Air and water temperatures are increasing Water availability is decreasing in certain regions Storms, instances of flooding,...
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Mounting Evidence: Climate Change Threatens Americas Energy Sector
2013-07-16 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: Extreme weather and climate events such as storms, floods, droughts and wildfires visibly impact not only our communities and livelihoods, but also our resources and related infrastructure. In its latest report, U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) warns that domestic energy supplies are likely to face more severe disruptions given rising temperatures that result in extreme weather events. The report accurately outlines the...
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energy
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Australia election threatens shape of $34 billion broadband plan
2013-07-16 05:45:21| Telecom - Topix.net
The future of an ambitious project to connect almost all Australia's far-flung inhabitants to high-speed internet, the largest infrastructure enterprise in the country's history, is hanging on the outcome of an upcoming federal election.
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