Environment

Arctic tundra ‘will turn to forest’

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May 20, 2013

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Glaciers are melting slowly – but surely

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May 20, 2013

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Cracking the Ice Code

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May 20, 2013

May 17, 2013 - What happened the last time a vegetated Earth shifted from an extremely cold climate to desert-like conditions? And what does it tell us about climate change today? John Isbell is on a quest to coax that information from the geology of ...

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Cap and Trade Pricing Collapsed in Europe—What Does This Mean for Guv Brown Budget?

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May 17, 2013

CO2 Emission Permit Prices Plunge In Europe: What’s Up? By Adele Morris, Real Clear Markets, 5/17/13 Recent headlines proclaim “deep trouble” in the European cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases, evidenced by the decline...

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FEMA Plans Clear-Cutting of 85,000 Berkeley and Oakland Trees

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May 16, 2013

FEMA Plans Clear-Cutting of 85,000 Berkeley and Oakland Trees by Randy Shaw, Beyond Chron, 5/15/13 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is moving to chop down 22,000 trees in Berkeley’s historic Strawberry and Claremont Canyons a...

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California Depression to Get Deeper: Electricity rate shock more likely than blackouts this summer

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May 15, 2013

Electricity rate shock more likely than blackouts this summer By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 5/15/13 There have been many forecasts of possible rolling blackouts in California this summer due to a shortage of power from the shutdown of the ...

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Arctic Council Fails to Act on Black Carbon at Ministerial Meeting

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May 15, 2013

Arctic Council Fails to Act on Black Carbon at Ministerial Meeting

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Fisheries deal fails to bridge gap with ambitious European Parliament

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May 15, 2013

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15, 2013 - After pulling yet another all-nighter, fisheries ministers unfortunately remained predictable with little effort being made to meet the European Parliament half way on their ambitious proposal to save fisheries in Euro...

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