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Transparency, good regulation needed as Wisconsin sand mines multiply, expert says
2014-04-20 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin can protect its place as the leading supplier of sand for the nations fracking boom provided it has good regulations in place and promptly addresses any nuisance concerns raised by neighbors of the states fast-multiplying sand-mining facilities, according to a former EPA administrator who spoke to a business convention Tuesday in Middleton. J. Winston Porter, now a Savannah, Ga.-based energy consultant and fracking proponent, also said maximum transparency by state regulators and the...
Food Shortages Could become Critical by 2050, Study Says
2014-04-17 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: The realities of a large-scale food shortage have been spelled out in a new study from Fred Davies, senior science advisor for the US Agency for International Development's bureau of food security. "For the first time in human history, food production will be limited on a global scale by the availability of land, water and energy," Davies said in a statement from Texas A&M University's AgriLife division, where he is a professor of horticultural science. "Food issues could become as politically...
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Eight out of 10 people will buy a car in the Middle East, survey says
2014-04-16 15:48:12| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Car sales in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East , Africa and Pakistan region are likely to get a major boost in the next two years, when nearly eight out of every 10 people will buy a new or pre-owned vehicle, a new survey suggests.
Glass all gone after one-day sale, Google says
2014-04-16 13:29:23| InfoWorld: Top News
Google's one-day sale of Google Glass seems to have been a success with all units sold out, a blog post by the search giant suggests. "All spots in the Explorer Program have been claimed for now, but if you missed it this time, don't worry," the Google Glass team wrote on its blog on Wednesday. "We'll be trying new ways to expand the Explorer program in the future."
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell 3.4 Percent In 2012, Says EPA
2014-04-16 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: America`s total greenhouse gas emissions actually fell 3.4 percent over the course of 2012, according to the LA Times. "The decline over the previous year was driven mostly by power plant operators switching from coal to natural gas," the LA Times reported, as well as by "improvements in fuel efficiency for transportation and a warmer winter that cut demand for heating." The report pulls from an annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory released by the Environmental Protection Agency - and the...
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