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Keystone XL could be worse for climate change than US claims, say researchers
Posted by Toronto Star: Raveena Aulakh on August 10th, 2014
Toronto Star: The world’s most debated pipeline could be worse for global warming than previously believed, a new economic analysis says.
Keystone XL could produce four times more greenhouse gases than the U.S. State Department calculated in January — those estimates did not take into account that the added oil from the pipeline is likely to decrease prices and increase consumption — which would probably create more pollution, researchers say.
“There is no indication that the State Department took the market...
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Summers Mediterranean weather brought rare birds & insects to Britain
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 10th, 2014
Guardian: Exotic and colourful bee-eaters snatching dragonflies out of mid-air. Black-winged stilts – birds with legs as long as supermodels – bringing a touch of class to a coastal marsh. And continental butterflies swarming across the Channel to surprise Britain’s lepidopterists.
This summer has certainly brought a touch of the Med to our shores. Britain’s usual wildlife has been joined by a host of new and unusual species, with many creatures staying on to breed.
The news of a pair of bee-eaters nesting...
Keystone XL Will Spike Oil Demand and CO2, Study Says
Posted by Climate Central: Bobby Magill on August 10th, 2014
Climate Central: The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline and the greenhouse gases that would be released because of it have been at the heart of the debate over whether the pipeline should be built in the U.S. since it was first proposed in 2008.
The U.S. State Department estimated in its final environmental review of Keystone XL that the pipeline would lead to the emission of between 1 million and 27 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, but won't significantly worsen climate change.
A new study published Sunday...
Q&A: Sen. Boxer on climate change, California drought
Posted by Desert Sun: Ian James on August 10th, 2014
Desert Sun: Sen. Barbara Boxer, who leads the Environment and Public Works Committee, is on a trip to Amsterdam focusing on climate change. She is visiting the Dutch capital to see the city's adaptation techniques for coping with sea level rise, as well as to learn about the progress the city has made in moving toward clean energy to address climate change. Boxer, a Democrat from Rancho Mirage, was unavailable for a phone interview while traveling. But she responded by email to questions from The Desert Sun...
Surprise! Keystone XL will make climate change worse
Posted by New Scientist: Hal Hodson on August 10th, 2014
New Scientist: Try not to faint from shock. The controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry Canadian oil through the US, will make climate change worse. It will boost global emissions of carbon dioxide by up to 110 million tonnes per year. The finding will step up the pressure on US president Barack Obama to stop the pipeline being built.
That extra CO2 is not a huge amount on a global scale. "But it is a step in the wrong direction," says Jerry Schnoor of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, who was...
Study: Keystone carbon pollution more than figured
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 10th, 2014
Associated Press: The much-debated Keystone XL pipeline could produce four times more global warming pollution than the State Department calculated earlier this year, a new study concludes.
The U.S. estimates didn't take into account that the added oil from the pipeline would drop prices by about $3 a barrel, spurring consumption that would create more pollution, the researchers said.
Outside experts not connected to the study gave it mixed reviews. The American Petroleum Institute found the study to be irrelevant...
Linking Climate Change to Extreme Weather
Posted by Real News Network: None Given on August 10th, 2014
Real News Network: Dr. Jeff Masters has been a meteorologist for 33 years. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986 - 1991, and earned his Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology in 1997 from the University of Michigan. He co-founded the Weather Underground, Inc. in 1995, and served on its board of directors until the company was sold to the Weather Channel in 2012. He writes one of the most popular Internet weather blogs.
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