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Crunch Time Looms for Decision on Keystone Pipeline
Posted by Epoch Times: Shar Adams on February 21st, 2013
Epoch Times: Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is shaping up to be a pivotal issue for President Barack Obama, with pro-oil groups arguing that it is critical to national security and environmentalists declaring it a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama highlighted climate change in his State of the Union Address, saying that rising temperatures and extreme weather events have made action inevitable.
“For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change,”...
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Australia: From fires to floods – is this the future?
Posted by Epoch Times: Shar Adams on December 14th, 2010
Epoch Times: Australian farmers have always been forced to adapt to variable weather patterns, but developing climate change trends indicate a rise in extreme events, say climate and agricultural scientists.
Wayne Meyer, professor of Natural Resource Science at Adelaide University, says it is a "continuation' of adjustment over 200 years, but with the recent fluctuations in extremes, it is becoming more challenging for farmers.
"We have done it before, but now we have to adapt more quickly,' Prof Meyer...