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Fincantieri wins cruise ship order from Regent Seven Seas Cruises
2013-07-11 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured a $450m contract to build a super luxury cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
With warming seas, lobsters become an abundant bargain
2013-07-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: There is good news for consumers, but bad for struggling lobstermen: Prices for the delicacy are cheap again this season, and could stay that way. Massachusetts lobstermen were paid about $3.74 per pound last week, just four cents more than a year ago, when prices hit a record low. That means supermarket prices of $6.99 to $9.99 a pound, depending on size. Get used to the bargains, the experts say, because climate change, in the form of warmer oceans, and fewer predators are likely to mean...
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BAE completes operational sea trial of SEAS energy-saving technology
2013-06-28 01:00:00| Naval Technology
BAE Systems has completed an operational sea trial of its ship energy assessment system (SEAS), to demonstrate the technology's energy saving abilities.
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Rising seas washing away Pacific leader's home island
2013-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AFP: As the US urges world leaders to ramp up action on climate change, the leader of one small island chain in the North Pacific Ocean has already got the message -- watching helplessly as rising seas slowly erode his birthplace. The idyllic beaches on the island of Buoj where Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak fished as a boy are already submerged, and the ever-encroaching ocean now threatens to wash away roads, schools and airstrips. "The end of the island gets shorter every year. Some...
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The Argument Against Expanded Oil Drilling in Arctic Seas
2013-06-05 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Natural Resources Defense Council has issued a statement concluding that recent events most notably the grounding of a Shell Oil drilling rig in Alaska show the oil industry is not ready to safely, cleanly drill offshore in the Arctic. I agree. Theres no logic for pushing fossil-fuel frontiers this extreme while neglecting energy-efficiency measures at home. Heres the groups argument, which builds on its earlier, and justified, criticism of President Obamas vague new National Strategy...
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