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Study may predict how climate change fosters Great Lakes dead zones
Posted by Great Lakes Echo: Matthew Hall on September 19th, 2012
Great Lakes Echo: Scientists are studying how extreme weather associated with climate change may produce more of the algae that creates dead zones in the Great Lakes and elsewhere. Figuring it out may help them manage the threat algae poses with projected climate changes. Climate change presents a “perfect storm” for the Great Lakes because the sequence and intensity of extreme weather creates just the right conditions for blooms to flourish, said R. Jan Stevenson, co-director for Michigan State University’s Center...
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UK shale gas could create 4,200 jobs a year, say engineers
Posted by BusinessGreen: None Given on September 19th, 2012
BusinessGreen: Developing the UK's shale gas reserves could create thousands of skilled jobs, but is not a "silver bullet" to solve the country's energy problems, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) said yesterday.
A position paper (PDF) circulated to parliamentarians outlined its support for the controversial energy source, alongside a mixed portfolio of generation technologies.
But it adds a successful industry requires a clear strategy from government, development of a strong regulatory environment,...
Cameron slips behind with homework for ‘greenest government ever’
Posted by BusinessGreen: None Given on September 19th, 2012
BusinessGreen: As the Prime Minister returns from summer recess to start the new Parliamentary term, businesses have issued a new "report card" slamming progress on his much-heralded ambition to lead "the greenest government ever".
The UK Green Building Council issued its assessment earlier this week, scoring Cameron and his cabinet against ten policies, such as the Green Deal, zero carbon new buildings and the planning system.
Based on a school grading system, Cameron received an E minus for the zero carbon...
Arctic Resources, Exposed by Warming, Set Off Competition
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 19th, 2012
New York Times: With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world’s superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position in outposts like this one, previously regarded as barren wastelands. At stake are the Arctic’s abundant supplies of oil, gas and minerals that are, thanks to climate change, becoming newly accessible along with increasingly navigable polar shipping shortcuts. This year, China has become a far more aggressive player in this frigid field, experts say, provoking alarm...