Plants and WildlifeLast week, I found a story about man-eating catfish evolved from improper burials techniques — pretty much a perfect premise for a horror movie. Well, apparently those giant bottom feeders aren’t the only creatures sent to punish mankind for their trespasses against the environment. Now, scientists in India fear that tiger attacks may be on the rise due to habitat loss at the hands of climate change and a decline in prey animals like crocodiles. They say that tigers in India
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Tiger attacks on the rise, linked to climate change
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News
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UN turns up thermostat, relaxes dress cipher for global warming
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News
For the month of August, the UN’s New York headquarters will be trying out a new method to address climate change — ditching the business suit. Starting Friday, the building’s AC will be set at 77°F instead of its usual 72°F on workdays and the switched off on the weekends. To mitigate the expected heat — not that 77°F is precisely sweltering — members are encouraged to wear their national dress, suit jackets optional. The pilot program is called Cool U.N. and it probably won’t be v… carbo
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Change on Climate Begins at Home (Richfield Reaper)
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News
(ARA) – Talk about climate change is in the air and we are all looking for ways to do our part to reduce energy use and pollution. Combating global warming means saving energy and, as energy prices rise, it becomes more and more apparent that saving energy can mean saving money too.
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American Physical Society NOT disputing artifical climate change as reported
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News
The American Physical Society has denied a widely reported story that the organization, which represents about 50,000 physicists, wants to reopen the debate on anthropogenic climate change. The story which presented on numerous climate change denialist and conspiracy-oriented websites, as well as a few mainstream news outlets, said that the APS had reversed its earlier position assserting climate change was related to human activity. However, the official APS website denies this, pointing…
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Change on Climate Begins at Home (Carteret County News-Times)
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News
(ARA) – Talk about climate change is in the air and we are all looking for ways to do our part to reduce energy use and pollution. Combating global warming means saving energy and, as energy prices rise, it becomes more and more apparent that saving energy can mean saving money too.
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