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Australia Must Cut Emissions 40% by 2020 Avoid “Dramatic Climatic Shifts”
Posted by Guardian: Oliver Milman on December 2nd, 2013
Guardian: Australia must drastically increase its emissions reduction target to 40% by 2020 to avoid "almost unimaginable social, economic and ecological consequences' from climate change, a new book penned by leading scientists and economists, including Ross Garnaut, has warned.
The book, Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World, sets out a series of stark scenarios facing the country should global temperatures rise by 4C above the pre-industrial average.
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Behind the scenes at Canada’s oil sands
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 2nd, 2013
Christian Science Monitor: I spent the first week of November in the heart of the Athabasca oil sands around Fort McMurray, Alberta. I was there as a guest of the Canadian government, which hosts annual tours for small groups of journalists and energy analysts. In the previous two articles, I covered some of the environmental issues arising from the development of the oil sands.
Our mission is to provide clear, objective information about the important energy issues facing the world, address and correct misconceptions,...
Massachusetts Might Become the Second State in the US to Ban Fracking
Posted by Softpedia: None Given on December 2nd, 2013
Softpedia: Massachusetts moves to impose 10-year moratorium on fracking The state of Massachusetts in the US has high chances to become the country's second ever to ban the practice of fracking, otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing.
For those unaware, fracking boils down to injecting high-pressurized water, sand, and chemicals in the underground in order to split open rocks and make it easier to access oil and gas.
Last week, the state's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture...
Enbridge Could Be Forced to Boost Pipeline Safety in Mich. After Water Violations
Posted by InsideClimate: David Hasemyer on December 2nd, 2013
InsideClimate: Michigan environmental officials are drafting a settlement with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge, Inc. [3] over a series of violations of the state's water laws that occurred earlier this year. The settlement would keep Enbridge out of court while requiring the company to beef up its environmental practices when testing the new pipeline it is building to replace Line 6B [4], which ruptured in 2010. That spill fouled nearly 40 miles of the Kalamazoo River with heavy crude oil from Canada's tar...