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In Canada, Pipeline Remarks Stir Analysis
Posted by New York Times: Ian Austen on June 27th, 2013
New York Times: Perhaps it was his choice of words, but a small portion of President Obama’s speech about climate change on Tuesday has attracted a disproportionate amount of attention in Canada. At issue are his remarks about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would send bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. The pipeline requires presidential approval and, for Canadians at least, has become a dominant political issue. “Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires...
John Boehner and Obama’s ‘war on coal’
Posted by Washington Post: Glenn Kessler on June 27th, 2013
Washington Post: "The president's announcement yesterday of essentially a national energy tax and the continuation of the war on coal will only make matters worse, putting thousands and thousands of Americans out of work; increasing the cost of electricity, especially in a state like mine, Ohio, where about 95 percent of our electricity comes from burning coal.' -- House Speaker John a. Boehner (R-Ohio), news conference, June 26, 2013 The Fact Checker grew up in Ohio, and so the House speaker's claim that 95 percent...
Report to find UK shale resources bigger than thought: source
Posted by Reuters: Sarah Young on June 27th, 2013
Reuters: Shale resources in the north of England could be much larger than previously thought, raising the prospect of new domestic gas supplies to replace dwindling North Sea reserves, a government source said on Thursday.
A report by the British Geological Survey (BGS) due to be published later on Thursday will estimate there is 1,300 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in rocks in the so-called Bowland shale area, which could transform the country's energy market.
Previous estimates have suggested a...
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Comments Off on Report to find UK shale resources bigger than thought: sourceDangerous heat wave forecast for Arizona, California deserts
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 27th, 2013
Reuters: A potentially deadly heat wave is expected to bear down on some Arizona and California desert areas in the next few days, forecasters said on Wednesday.
The mercury is predicted to soar well past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and perhaps top 120F (40s and 50s degrees Celsius) starting on Friday in the deserts of southeast California and southern Arizona, Weather.com and the National Weather Service said.
Forecasters said highs could top 118F (48C) in Phoenix on Saturday, potentially setting a new...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Dangerous heat wave forecast for Arizona, California desertsObama Announces New Climate Plan Which Prioritizes Limiting Carbon
Posted by Nature World News: None Given on June 27th, 2013
Nature World News: President Barack Obama has announced a broad plan to deal with the effects of the climate change, specially the rising sea level and severe weather.
The plan also seeks to put in place regulation to control carbon dioxide emission at power plants.
Comprised by 21 pages, the plan outlines a blueprint to expand production of solar and wind energy and include billion of dollars in loan to finance the development of cleaner fossil-fuel and other energy technologies.
In another development, the...
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