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Green groups may be more damage than climate change deniers
2013-09-06 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Canadian author Naomi Klein is so well known for her blade-sharp commentary that its easy to forget that she is, above all, a first-rate reporter. I got a glimpse into her priorities as I was working on this interview. Klein told me she was worried that some of the things she had said would make it hard for her to land an interview with a president of the one of the Big Green groups (read below and youll see why). She was more interested in nabbing the story than being the story; her reporting...
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Ocean acidification exacerbating climate change damage
2013-09-02 04:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: As if ocean acidification and climate change werent troubling enough (both of which are caused by still-rising carbon emissions), new research published in Nature finds that ocean acidification will eventually exacerbate global warming, further raising the Earths temperature. Scientists have long known that tiny marine organismsphytoplanktonare central to cooling the world by emitting an organic compound known as dimethylsulphide (DMS). DMS, which contains sulfur, enters the atmosphere and helps...
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GMO corn failing to protect fields from pest damage: report
2013-08-28 20:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that is supposed to protect the crop from the pests, according to a new report. Evidence gathered from fields in two Illinois counties suggests that pest problems are mounting as the rootworms grow ever more resistant to efforts to fight them, including crop rotation combined with use of the biotech corn, according to the report...
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United Kingdom: Liberal Democrats blast environmental damage caused by fracking
2013-08-24 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats have poured scorn on George Osborne's push for a shale gas revolution in the UK, saying the process of fracking has caused extensive environmental damage and water pollution in the US. The comments, in official policy papers, come as a new Opinium/Observer poll shows strong public opposition to fracking, with resistance particularly strong among women. Asked if they would like to see various alternative types of energy projects in their area, 60% of people said...
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Congo forest villages repair damage from charcoal business
2013-08-21 09:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Congolese village of Madimba is struggling with the ravages of decades of rampant deforestation and the capital Kinshasa's insatiable appetite for cooking with charcoal. It is not alone. As in many other villages across this huge central African country's Bas-Congo province, residents have to cope with a mix of climatic and environmental changes that threaten their traditional way of life. "With Kinshasa's electricity supply problems, the village of Madimba is one of those places supplying...
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