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Fossil fuels remain at forefront, energy expert says
2014-02-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The use of wind, solar, and other renewable energy resources will increase significantly over the next few decades, but fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas likely will continue to dominate the energy mix and drive the global economy, said Daniel Yergin, one of the world's foremost energy experts. "It's a contest, or even a battleground,' Yergin said in an interview this week. "Renewables will grow a lot, but they will still be, 20 years from now, a relatively small part of the overall...
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Canada: Tar Sands Tailings Ponds Are Leaching Into Athabasca River, Federal Study Says
2014-02-21 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: New federal research has strongly backed suspicions that toxic chemicals from Alberta's vast oil sands tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and seeping into the Athabasca River. Leakage from oil sands tailings ponds, which now cover 176 square kilometres, has long been an issue. Industry has acknowledged that seepage can occur, and previous studies using models have estimated it at 6.5-million litres a day from a single pond. The soil around the developments contains many chemicals...
British coasts suffer years erosion in just weeks of storms, says National Trust
2014-02-21 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Some of Britains most famous sections of coastline have suffered years of erosion and damage in just a few weeks, or in some cases hours, as a result of the winter storms, the National Trust has said. The high winds and waves that have repeatedly battered the UK have left cliffs crumbling, beaches and sand dunes eroded, defences breached and shorelines and harbours damaged. The storms have caused the kind of damage the Trust was expecting, but not for some years to come, and the organisation...
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Costs Temper Enthusiasm In Australia, Exec Says
2014-02-18 18:14:00| OGI
ConocoPhillips Marushack: Growth opportunities come at a high price for investors.
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Ontario compost rates jump 5 per cent, says WDO
2014-02-18 14:29:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
Ontario composting rates jumped more than five per cent in 2012, according to new data from Waste Diversion Ontario.
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