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A biofuel debate: Will cutting trees cut carbon?
2015-02-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Does combating climate change require burning the worlds forests and crops for fuel? It certainly looks that way, judging from the aggressive mandates governments across the globe have set to incorporate bioenergy into their transportation fuels in the hope of limiting the worlds overwhelming dependence on gasoline and diesel to move people and goods. While biofuels account for only about 2.5 percent today, the European Union expects renewable energy mostly biofuels to account for 10 percent...
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Australia's political leadership battle may revive carbon debate
2015-02-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's tenuous grip on power has again put climate-change policy at the centre of the nation's political leadership struggle, raising concerns among miners and hopes for renewable energy advocates. Abbott, a climate-change sceptic, faces a vote on his leadership of the conservative Liberal Party on Monday, which could invite a challenge from former environment minister Malcolm Turnbull, the man he ousted as party leader in 2009. Abbott's vehement opposition...
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Nassau legislative rules stifle debate, good-government advocates say
2015-02-08 00:26:40| Jewelry - Topix.net
Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard. Hundreds of residents opposed to a planned gambling parlor had come to the legislature late last month wanting to see action on a bill to oust members of the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. board, which was then... Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard.
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Upcoming report on technological fixes for climate change adds to debate
2015-02-07 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Heres a word guaranteed to start an argument among scientists and environmental activists: geoengineering. The word covers a variety of hypothetical technological fixes for the problem of climate change. For example, tiny particles of sulfur dioxide could be sprayed into the upper atmosphere. That would mimic the effects of a volcanic eruption. The thin haze would reflect sunlight, cooling Earths surface. Our planet would literally be shinier when seen from space. Many environmentalists and...
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Climate Change May Spark Debate In Washington, But D.C. Is Preparing For It
2015-02-05 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WAMU: Climate change and how to respond to it may provoke partisan fights in Washington, but that's not stopping the nation's capital from preparing for the consequences of changing weather patterns. In his 2016 budget proposal, President Obama included $750,000 for a "climate change adaptation plan to identify climate risks to the District of Columbia, vulnerabilities, and mitigation options." The money would help local, regional and federal agencies plan for possible weather-related incidents, according...
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