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Prince Charles turns weatherman for Scotland
Thu,10 May 2012 01:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Television audiences watching the weather forecast in Scotland received an unexpected surprise on Thursday as Britain's Prince Charles delivered the local weather report for the region. Dressed in a dark suit, blue shirt and striped tie, Charles looked the consummate professional as he gestured towards the map behind him, describing the wet and cold conditions in store for Scotland over the coming days. "There will be snow for the higher grounds of the highlands and Aberdeenshire. ...
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Prince Charles turns weatherman for Scotland
Thu,10 May 2012 08:45 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Television audiences watching the weather forecast in Scotland received an unexpected surprise on Thursday as Britain's Prince Charles delivered the local weather report for the region. Dressed in a dark suit, blue shirt and striped tie, Charles looked the consummate professional as he gestured towards the map behind him, describing the wet and cold conditions in store for Scotland over the coming days. "There will be snow for the higher grounds of the highlands and Aberdeenshire. ... Full Story | Top |
Calfrac profit beats, rev misses on mild winter
Wed,9 May 2012 06:49 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Calfrac Well Services Ltd reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong drilling activity in North America, although revenue missed market forecasts as mild winter weather in Canada hampered movement of equipment. Drillers and well service companies such as Calfrac and Precision Drilling Corp rely on frozen ground to move heavy gear across boggy terrain during winter. Precision Drilling, which reported last month, missed analysts' profit expectations. ... Full Story | Top |
Canada won't attain greenhouse gas goals: government
Tue,8 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT
AFP -  Canada will fail to reach its target for reducing greenhouse gases by 2020, according to a government report which predicted that emissions responsible for global warming will actually increase by seven percent over that time.
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Canada set to miss modest emissions goals: watchdog
Tue,8 May 2012 10:18 AM PDT
Reuters -  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is acting too slowly to combat climate change and has little chance of achieving its modest 2020 target for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday. The report by Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan is awkward for the right-of-center Conservative government, which green activists say is more interested in industrial development than in protecting the environment. ...
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Did farting kill the dinosaurs?
Mon,7 May 2012 03:36 PM PDT
The Week (RSS) - While scientists are touting a new study of dinosaur flatulence as a "major new climate finding," the media is greeting it with undisguised mirth. According to this research, the prehistoric beasts may have tooted so much methane into the air that they triggered a catastrophic climate change and, consequently, their own extinction. Here's a guide to the revolutionary — and, for some, giggle-worthy — findings:What's this new research? A study by a team of British scientists published in Current Biology argues that dinosaur flatulence "turned the Earth into one giant Dutch oven, contributing... Full Story | Top |
Heartland's ballsy attack on climate-change theory: The fallout
Mon,7 May 2012 11:43 AM PDT
The Week (RSS) - The conservative Heartland Institute was going for shock value when it mounted a digital billboard in Chicago that combined a mug shot of the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, with the message: "I still believe in Global Warming. Do you?" (See the full image below.) After the group faced a fiercer backlash than expected, however, it promptly took down the sign and canceled plans for similar ads. ... Full Story | Top |
Did farting kill the dinosaurs?
Mon,7 May 2012 11:36 AM PDT
The Week - Gassy vegetarians like the Brontosaurus may have produced so much methane that they triggered global warming, possibly hastening their extinction Full Story | Top |
EU nations get cold feet over climate change fund
Mon,7 May 2012 11:07 AM PDT
Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU nations have yet to come up with a plan on how to fill a multi-billion euro fund to help tackle climate change, even as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather. The European Union recommitted to providing 7.2 billion euros for the fund over 2010-12, according to draft conclusions seen by Reuters ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers next week. ... Full Story | Top |
Voyage to the 'front line' of global warming
Mon,7 May 2012 09:31 AM PDT
AFP Relax News -  When Cameron Dueck set sail to the Canadian Arctic to witness what he calls "the front line of climate change", he did so knowing he would have to brave seas that have killed scores of sailors and reduced men to cannibals.
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Good day, bad day: May 7, 2012
Mon,7 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT
The Week - The maker of Angry Birds considers cashing in with an IPO, while dinosaur farts are blamed for ancient global warming — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle Full Story | Top |
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