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Rising CO2 levels causing ‘tooth decay’ in sea organisms
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 27th, 2013
Times of India: Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are having a catastrophic effect on microscopic marine life, according to scientists. Experiments by the University of St Andrews show microscopic organisms, called foraminifera ('forams'), suffer the equivalent of tooth-decay as seawater becomes more acidic. Foraminifera are tiny single-celled organisms that build intricate shells to protect themselves. They feed on algal cells called diatoms, which they break open using tooth-like structures on their...
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George Mitchell, father of fracking, dies at 94
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 27th, 2013
Reuters: George Phydias Mitchell, a petroleum engineer who transformed the natural gas industry by using hydraulic fracturing to pull the fuel out of shale formations, died of natural causes at the age of 94 on Friday. A native of Galveston, Texas, who rose from modest means to become a billionaire philanthropist, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Mitchell Energy & Development, which was sold to Devon Energy Corp for $3.5bn in 2002. His death was announced on the website of his foundation....