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Even rich nations face climate danger zone, report says
2015-01-15 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: With prospects of containing global warming slipping away, a team of scientists urged policymakers to redouble their efforts to rein in pollution, saying human activity risks turning even rich nations into a danger zone. The researchers led by Stockholm University identified four ecosystems where boundaries have been crossed, throwing the stability of the environment into disarray. The findings were published in the journal Science and will be presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos next...
CDC Lab Worker Has No Sign of Ebola Infection, Agency Says
2015-01-14 21:51:55| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab technician who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus in an agency laboratory in Atlanta last month did not get sick, agency officials said Tuesday. The possible exposure occurred Dec. 22 when CDC scientists doing research on Ebola mistakenly transferred a sample of the potentially lethal virus to another CDC lab in the same building.
Offshore Wind More Profitable Than Drilling on U.S. East Coast, Report Says
2015-01-14 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Offshore wind would produce twice the number of jobs and twice the amount of energy as offshore drilling near the U.S. East Coast, according to a new report from the advocacy group Oceana. The report contends that recent claims by the oil and gas industry about the economic potential of offshore drilling in the region are exaggerated because many of those oil and gas reserves are not economically viable to drill. Plans to build the nation's first offshore wind farm off Cape Cod have repeatedly failed...
Industry Executive Pay Drops 8% As Profits Decline, Says FMI
2015-01-14 03:06:12| ENR.com: Headline News
New survey shows biggest long-term compensation drop for business-unit chiefs and financial top execs
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Oil & gas industry spent $11.8M on Colorado 2014 elections, says report
2015-01-13 05:31:29| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The oil and gas industry invested $11.79 million in election-related spending in Colorado ahead of the 2014 general election, according to a new report from Colorado Ethics Watch , a public-issues nonprofit. Colorado Ethics Watch is part of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington , which focuses on "government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests," according to its website.
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