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New US study inflames South Africa's fracking debate
2013-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mail & Guardian: A new study in the United States that links hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to high concentrations of methane in drinking wells has reignited the South African debate about the controversial technique for extracting natural gas. South Africa's plan to drill for natural gas in the Karoo Basin, which could pave the way towards increasing its energy independence and boosting the economy, has been met with vociferous opposition from civil and environmental lobby groups. They say that the government...
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South Africa: Climate change boosted human development: study
2013-05-21 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Early humans living in South Africa made cultural and industrial leaps in periods of wetter weather, said a study Tuesday that compared the archaeological record of Man's evolution with that of climate change. Anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, first made their appearance in Africa during the Middle Stone Age which lasted from about 280,000 to 30,000 years ago. Some of the earliest examples of human culture and technology are found in South Africa -- with fossil evidence of innovative spurts...
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Bottled-up climate study finally released by South Carolina agency
2013-04-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The State: South Carolinas wildlife department has finally released a climate study that agency scientists completed more than a year ago, but which had been bottled up during a shift in department priorities. The 101-page report appears to be identical to a draft study obtained by The State newspaper earlier this year, although the directors letter to the final report has been toned down and shortened. The Department of Natural Resources posted the report on its website this week and will seek public comments...
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