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Clinton pledges security in South Pacific visit
Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:25 PM PDT
Associated Press -  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday pledged renewed American commitment to security in the Asia-Pacific, where tensions are rising between China and its smaller neighbors over territorial disputes and many nations face threats from climate change.
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Clinton in South Pacific with China in focus
Fri,31 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Associated Press - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday pledged renewed American commitment to security in the Asia-Pacific, where tensions are rising between China and its smaller neighbors over territorial disputes and many nations face threats from climate change.
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Britain's wheat quality seen hurt by poor weather
Fri,31 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rainy weather and disease have reduced the quality of wheat crops harvested to date in Britain, the Home-Grown Cereals Authority said on Friday, issuing provisional results of its cereal quality survey. "Average wheat specific weights have been hit the hardest to date, at 8 percent below the three-year average, while Hagberg Falling Number and protein content are seen at more typical levels," HGCA senior analyst Charlotte Garbutt said. Specific weights in early samples averaged 71.9 kilogram's per hectolitre, well below the three-year average of 77.5. ... Full Story | Top |
Oil output shrinks, exports up in second quarter
Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:13 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil and natural gas liquids production in the United Kingdom fell in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2011 while exports rose, data from the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change showed. A spokesman at the energy department said it was too early to tell the cause of the uptick or whether the trend would continue as the market is volatile. Oil output fell by 11.3 percent to 11.117 million tonnes in the second quarter compared with 12.528 mln tonnes for the same period in 2011. Natural gas liquids output fell by 22. ... Full Story | Top |
Czech hops harvest plummets due to bad weather
Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Fear not, beer lovers! Although the Czech hops harvest is expected to plummet by around a quarter this year due to bad weather, there's still plenty of stock to quench the huge thirst both at home and abroad.
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The nation's weather
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:45 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Wet weather and flooding will persist Friday across the lower Mississippi River valley and the Southeast as tropical depression Isaac trek northward from the Gulf of Mexico. The center of Isaac is expected to slowly move northward over Arkansas and into Missouri.
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Obama order targets industrial efficiency, emissions
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:04 AM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters Point Carbon) - President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Thursday that would increase the number of cogeneration plants in the U.S. by 50 percent by 2020, a move that would boost U.S. industrial energy efficiency and slash carbon emissions by 150 million tons per year. The order is the administration's latest effort to deploy cleaner and more efficient energy production in the country by working around political resistance to climate change and "green" energy legislation on Capitol Hill. ...
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The GOP Platform and the Environment Mix Like Oil and Water
Thu,30 Aug 2012 09:45 PM PDT
Takepart.com - "Over the past four years, the Republican Party has undergone a fairly dramatic shift in its approach to energy and environmental issues," reports The Washington Post. "Global warming has disappeared entirely from the party's list of concerns. Clean energy has become an afterthought. Fossil fuels loom larger than ever. And one way to see this shift clearly is to compare the party's 2008 and 2012 platforms." Full Story | Top |
HEAL FAMILIES, NOT OCEANS
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:18 PM PDT
Associated Press - Mitt Romney got a few laughs and a lot of applause when he made fun of President Barack Obama's efforts to address climate change. Full Story | Top |
Romney Invokes Global Warming Against Obama
Thu,30 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT
National Journal - After ignoring the issue of global warming since he began his 2012 run for the White House, Republican nominee Mitt Romney is now invoking it to illustrate a key difference issue between him and President Obama. Full Story | Top |
Storms, drought overshadow UN climate talks
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:48 AM PDT
AFP -  World climate change negotiators faced warnings Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.
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Spectra to assess Gulf of Mexico gas lines "in next day or so"
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spectra Energy Corp expects to assess its offshore Main Pass and South Pass pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico for damage in "the next day or so," depending on sea and weather conditions, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday. Production feeding those lines remains shut in and there are no flows along the pipes, she said. Flows were reduced from 215 dekatherms per day on Sunday to zero on Tuesday as Isaac headed towards the Louisiana coast. The lines feed into Venice, Louisiana. (Reporting By Edward McAllister; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Full Story | Top |
Shell expects to begin restarting U.S. Gulf platforms on Friday
Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT
Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that the company expects to begin restarting and restaffing its shut Gulf of Mexico operations on Friday after finishing damage assessments on Thursday in Tropical Storm Isaac's wake. Shell said its central and east-central Gulf oil and gas platforms remained shut and evacuated on Wednesday as the storm, newly downgraded from a hurricane, hovered over the Louisiana coastline. The weather conditions blocked plans to do flyover inspections, which are routine after a storm moves ashore. ... Full Story | Top |
Hurricanes and Climate Change: A Marriage Made in Hell
Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:09 AM PDT
Takepart.com - How high can we go on the hurricane rating scale? "Even though Category 5 storms, which sustain catastrophic gusts that blow at 157 mph or higher, are extremely rare, scientists predict an increase in strong hurricanes with global warming," reports Discovery. Full Story | Top |
Flood levee "overtopped" in Louisiana: reports
Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:39 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Water flowed over the top of a flood defense in southeast Louisiana early on Wednesday, threatening serious flooding, after huge rains caused by Hurricane Isaac, media reported. "Emergency management officials in Plaquemines Parish reported overtopping of a levee on the east bank from Braithwaite to White Ditch. This will result in significant deep flooding in this area," the National Weather Service said, according to The Weather Channel's website. ... Full Story | Top |
Maine environmentalists praise new MPG rules
Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT
Associated Press - Maine environmentalists celebrated the adoption of new federal regulations that will nearly double the average gas mileage of new cars and trucks by 2025, calling them a major step toward reducing global warming while saving consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced fuel costs. Full Story | Top |
Obama Finalizes Landmark Fuel Efficiency Standards
Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT
Takepart.com - As Republicans gather in Tampa, despite an imminent hurricane, to officially nominate a presidential candidate who remains mute on climate change and its potential to flood convention centers in low-lying areas, President Obama has finalized landmark new fuel-efficiency standards that will cut tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2025. Full Story | Top |
4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT
Christian Science Monitor - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently reported that the past 12 months have been the warmest the United States has ever experienced. Another NOAA report confirmed what has become increasingly obvious: Climate change is the likely culprit. This summer's extreme heat has sparked wildfires in states like Colorado. And the American heartland is parched, suffering the worst drought in 50 years; the loss of crops is predicted to drive food prices up nationally this fall. Full Story | Top |
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