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Rising temperatures, seas seen costing US billions
Posted by CNBC: Mark Koba on June 27th, 2014
CNBC: Ignoring the effects of climate change will cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, with a large part of that loss connected to farms that struggle to adapt and coastal lands flooded by the oceans, according to a report released this week.
The report, entitled "Risky Business," broadly addresses the risks climate change poses to the U.S. economy, and is endorsed by a bipartisan group of heavy hitters from the investing and business worlds. The report doesn't provide new climate change science....
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Keystone XL opponents celebrate missed deadline
Posted by Lincoln Journal Star: Nicholas Bergin on June 27th, 2014
Lincoln Journal Star: Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline celebrated the passage of another regulatory deadline as the project remains tangled in governmental and legal red tape. TransCanada’s permit to build a 36-inch-diameter pipeline through South Dakota, issued June 29, 2010, gave the company four years to begin construction. After Sunday, state law will require TransCanada to recertify that the conditions of the permit are still met before starting construction. Also, interested parties who believe the project...
What’s behind Oklahoma’s surge in earthquakes?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 27th, 2014
CBS: Since January, there have been nearly as many earthquakes in Oklahoma than all of last year. With the sudden spike, residents in Oklahoma are questioning whether fracking is behind the change, reports CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez.
It was clear at a town hall gathering Thursday night in Edmond, Oklahoma, that rattled nerves are starting to fray. Hundreds of people crowded into a church demanding to know why the ground keeps shaking.
"The risk is all taken over the homeowner, it's our lives, it's...
New report evaluates progress of comprehensive everglades restoration plan
Posted by EurekAlert: Lauren Rugani on June 27th, 2014
EurekAlert: Although planning for Everglades restoration projects has advanced considerably over the past two years, financial, procedural, and policy constraints have impeded project implementation, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. Timely authorization, adequate funding levels, and creative policy and implementation strategies are needed to achieve restoration benefits and to expedite implementation of the Central Everglades Planning Project. Climate change and...