Thursday, September 26, 2013

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Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 12:49 PM PDT

UN panel in final push for new climate report 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 12:49 PM PDT
Smoke rising from stacks of a thermal power station in Sofia on February 14, 2013Stockholm (AFP) - Scientists and governments pored over the summary Thursday of an eagerly awaited UN report expected to emphasise the escalating threat from climate change.
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IPCC to Release Major Climate Change Report Tomorrow 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 12:46 PM PDT
IPCC to Release Major Climate Change Report TomorrowThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organization created by the United Nations to assess the state and science of global warming, will release part of its newest major report tomorrow (Sept. 27).
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China's newest environmental disaster 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 12:46 PM PDT
So much for China's change of heart when it comes to taking care of the environment.The Chinese government recently approved construction on nine of 40 large-scale plants that will convert coal into synthetic natural gas — a process that produces seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than regular natural gas production, and uses as much as 100 times the water as shale gas extraction, according to a new study by Duke University.The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change, comes just two weeks after China announced plans to cut down on air pollution, and...
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U.N. scientists aim to pitch climate case to widest audience 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 12:03 PM PDT
Sweden's Environment Minister Ek and Stocker, a member of an UN IPCC, attend an IPCC meeting in StockholmBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of global climate scientists were set to work through Thursday night to ensure that their strongest case yet for man-made global warming would make sense to the widest possible audience. Drafts show that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to pronounce that most of the warming of the Earth's surface since the 1950s is "extremely likely" -- at least 95 percent probable -- to be man-made. At its last meeting in 2007, it put the probability at 90 percent, and in 2001 it was 66 percent. ...
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How Climate Change Could Make Mercury Pollution Worse 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 11:06 AM PDT
How Climate Change Could Make Mercury Pollution WorseMercury pollution and climate change are both unintended consequences of burning fossil fuels for centuries. A new study finds another link between the two problems: Climate change has the potential to make mercury pollution worse.
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Source of Space Weather, Northern Lights Found In Earth's Magnetic Field 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 11:05 AM PDT
Source of Space Weather, Northern Lights Found In Earth's Magnetic FieldScientists have discovered the powerhouse for the cosmic storms in Earth's magnetic field that fuel the planet's dazzling displays of northern lights.
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Climate Change Is Not All Disaster and Uncertainty 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 10:32 AM PDT
Climate Change Is Not All Disaster and UncertaintyClimate Change Is Not All Disaster and Uncertainty
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Can Jamie Dimon weather the storm? 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 09:24 AM PDT
This morning, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon arrived at the Justice Department to meet with Attorney General Eric Holder about an investigation into the company's sale of shoddy mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession.After last week's painful $920 million settlement for charges related to the London Whale trading loss, a source told Bloomberg that Dimon is now facing fines up to $11 billion ($7 billion in penalties plus $4 billion in consumer relief). Depending on the final number, and how many charges go into the bundle, it easily will be the biggest settlement a bank ...
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10 things to know about the IPCC climate panel 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 08:12 AM PDT
From left, Lena Ek, Ministry of the Environment of Sweden, Prof. Thomas Stocker, IPCC working group and Prof. Dahe Qin, IPCC Working group during the IPCC meeting in Stockholm Monday Sept. 23, 2013. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting in Stockholm until 27 September to prepare and present new conclusions on climate change and its scientific basis. (AP photo / Scanpix Sweden / Bertil Enevåg Ericson) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Here are 10 things to know about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the U.N.-sponsored scientific group that will present a landmark report on global warming Friday.
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Does the IPCC's Climate Change Report Still Matter? 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 07:01 AM PDT
Does the IPCC's Climate Change Report Still Matter?More than 250 climate scientists are gathering in Sweden this week to finalize the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest assessment on the science of global warming. The comprehensive and sweeping report is designed to help guide the world's policymakers. But elsewhere, some experts say it's time to reassess the entire IPCC process, which includes examining the very future of the organization.
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Marshall Islands President Pleads in The New York Times: Don't Let Us Drown 
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 06:31 AM PDT
The latest president to pen an op-ed in a major American newspaper is not calling for diplomacy in handling military or nuclear threats, as Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Hassan Rouhani of Iran have done in the last month. This president is asking the world to work together to keep his country from drowning.The threat of climate change is very real in the Marshall Islands, wrote president Christopher Loeak in The New York Timeson Wednesday. The republic is a string of more than 1,000 small islands southwest of Hawaii, with a population of 52,555. ...
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