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Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago
2016-02-18 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] There's no question that our species has had a dramatic impact on the planet's physical environment, particularly over the last few centuries, with the rise of modern industry, transportation, and infrastructure. But as new research shows, humans have been transforming the landscape, with lasting impacts, since long before the start of the Industrial Era. Scientists from MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have found that a widespread and permanent loss…
Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago
2016-02-18 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Scientists from MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have found that a widespread and permanent loss of forests in Madagascar that occurred 1,000 years ago was due not to climate change or any natural disaster, but to human settlers who set fire to the forests to make way for grazing cattle. The researchers came to this conclusion after determining the composition of two stalagmites from a cave in northwestern Madagascar. Stalagmites form from water that percolates from the surface,...
'Happy Birthday' copyright case settled
2015-12-09 23:36:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A legal dispute over copyright fees for the song Happy Birthday To You has been settled out of court.
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe: Global warming is not settled
2015-10-31 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tulsa World: For the past two decades, I have been on the forefront of Congress soundly rejecting attempts by White House administrations to enact cap-and-trade legislation in the name of global warming. While media campaigns, and the money behind them, grow to label people like me skeptics, the public polling on global warming continues to drop to the least of Americans concerns. Now, as President Obama works to finalize his legacy on climate change, its clear why the American public still has not bought...
One Suit Against Clinton Landfill All But Settled, While Local Group Files New Lawsuit
2015-10-19 23:11:00| Waste Age
Illinois Public Media A suit filed by 14 local governments against the Clinton Landfill is close to being settled. But the landfill in DeWitt County is now facing a new legal challenge. read more
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