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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/23/overseas-invest
Two large overseas investors in the UK energy market have joined the chorus of criticism of the government's new energy bill. The German-based E.ON, one of the big six electricity providers in Britain, said national subsidy schemes for renewables such as Britain's contracts for difference had helped "bust" key European carbon reduction initiatives.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
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http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340952/title/Delay_of_b
Flowers that fail to open early in spring may be taking cue from previous autumn.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/05/report_g
Climate change can be a killer, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council – and Metro Detroit is one of the most vulnerable areas in the nation.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/a-river-runs-through-it-scientists
Scientists have been explaining for years that the Arctic is a key region when it comes to climate change. Now a new study states that significant amounts of toxic mercury are flushed into the Arctic Ocean every spring by three mighty rivers most Americans have probably never heard of: the Lena, the Ob, and the Yenisei, all of which flow north through Siberia.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/05/24/el-nino-not-good-for-dwindli
El Niño has been linked with higher mortality rates in populations of critically endangered leatherback sea turtles, and those impacts could be exacerbated by global warming, which may lead to more frequent warm and dry spells in key breeding areas.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/hot-nests-mean-baked-baby-le
As if sea turtles didn’t already have enough troubles. On beaches, poachers snatch up their eggs and babies for stewing; at sea, adults get snagged by fishermen’s long lines and nets. Now, climate change joins the list, threatening the survival of critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://enewscourier.com/local/x915987606/Weather-research-condu
Researchers in three airplanes took to the skies over the Tennessee Valley earlier this week to collect data about thunderstorm development and its effects on the Earth’s atmosphere.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
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http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84N05U20120524?s
Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise to nine billion tonnes above what is needed to limit global warming as some countries look set to miss their emissions cut targets, a report by three climate research groups said on Wednesday.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)