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Closest habitable planet may be just 14 light years away, but dont pack your suitcase yet
2015-12-21 14:28:20| Extremetech
A new exoplanet discovered in orbit around Wolf 1061 appears to sit squarely in its habitable zone -- but the conditions thought to exist around such stars make it difficult for habitable planets to exist. Will Wolf 1061c prove such theories correct or not?
A million years ago, Greenland was ice free
2015-12-20 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: As the Arctic warms, Greenlands fringe of glaciers is thinning and meltingbut the future of the Greenland ice sheet remains a giant question mark. Until recently, that was also true of the ice sheets past: Scientists have long debated whether it might have shrunk away to nothing during Earths warmest periods. Now, a new study suggests that Greenland was entirely ice free at some point in the last 1.25 million years. We should be worried about the Greenland Ice Sheet, says Joerg Schaefer, a...
This Year's Worst Commodity Is One You Probably Can't Pronounce
2015-12-18 15:06:20| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. An obscure metal used to make steel has become this year's worst-performing commodity, after China's stumbling economy and a collapse in the energy industry drove outsized losses.
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Boss of collapsed Verve car dealership banned from running a company for eight years
2015-12-18 13:40:13| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Charles Adair, whose company sponsored Kilmarnock FC in 2012, was said to have presided over an operation which lied to customers and lenders to generate cash. The boss of failed car dealership Verve which collapsed owing A 7million was this week banned from running a company for eight years.
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George Bush Sr Cabinet Was Worried About Climate Change 27 Years Ago
2015-12-18 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DeSmog: The agreement that was hammered out in Paris at the recent climate talks will be a great step forward towards addressing the growing threat of climate change. But lost amongst the applause for the accord is a question that needs to be answered: Why did it take so long, and are we too late? Two weeks ago, memos from the George H.W. Bush administration were released that detailed conversations between Bush Sr.s cabinet members, where they discussed the growing threat of global climate change27...
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