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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 |
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 |
Voyage to the 'front line' of global warming
Sun,6 May 2012 11:32 PM PDT
AFP -  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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Summary Box: The downside of nuclear-free Japan
Fri,4 May 2012 01:28 PM PDT
Associated Press - JAPAN'S CRISIS: The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left by now-shuttered nuclear reactors. Full Story | Top |
Pepco 1Q profit rises 6 percent, but revenue falls
Fri,4 May 2012 01:06 PM PDT
Associated Press - Utility operator Pepco Holdings Inc. said Friday that its first-quarter profit rose 6 percent as lower taxes helped offset a 21 percent drop in revenue, as mild winter weather led to a decline in electric sales. Full Story | Top |
New Billboards Compare Climate Scientists and Unabomber, Mass Murderers
Fri,4 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - Update, 5:23 p.m Eastern Time: In a statement by Heartland president Joseph Bast, the organization announced that it will be taking down the Unabomber billboard after only 24 hours. Bast wrote that the billboard was an "experiment" meant to "turn the tables" on climate-change advocates. Full Story | Top |
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