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Put Nova Scotia fracking on hold to allow for more study: expert
2014-07-28 18:26:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking, as it is commonly known should not proceed in Nova Scotia until a broader public discussion is held and more research is completed, the head of an expert panel reviewing the industry's potential...
Fracking in Nova Scotia should be put on hold to allow for more study: expert
2014-07-26 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Hydraulic fracturing should not proceed in Nova Scotia until a broader public discussion is held and more research is completed, says the head of an expert panel reviewing the industry's potential in the province. David Wheeler, president of Cape Breton University, said Friday the province needs more time to get up to speed with the rapidly expanding unconventional oil and gas industry. "We need more research in a couple of particular areas before anyone could take a view on whether this is...
Giving up beef will reduce carbon footprint more than cars, says expert
2014-07-21 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Beefs environmental impact dwarfs that of other meat including chicken and pork, new research reveals, with one expert saying that eating less red meat would be a better way for people to cut carbon emissions than giving up their cars. The heavier impact on the environment of meat production was known but the research shows a new scale and scope of damage, particularly for beef. The popular red meat requires 28 times more land to produce than pork or chicken, 11 times more water and results in...
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Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
2014-07-21 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Both shale gas and conventional natural gas have a larger greenhouse gas footprint than do coal or oil, especially for the primary uses of residential and commercial heating. Dr. Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, came to this conclusion after assessing the best available data and analyzing greenhouse gas footprints for both methane (including shale gas and conventional gas) and carbon dioxide over a timescale of 20-years following emissions. The findings are...
Dunbia Earns Visit from International Expert on Animal Welfare
2014-07-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Leading meat processor Dunbia has hosted a visit by world renowned animal behaviour and welfare expert Dr Temple Grandin PhD at their Sawley plant.
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