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Environment

January 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Environment 07-Jan-09 The mystery of Antarctica’s speeding glacier With the possible exception of the ice that covers Greenland, the West Antarctic ice shelf is the most important body of water in the world. If it thaws, the results will be disastrous for millions, raising sea levels and flooding coastal cities such as London, New York, Tokyo and Calcutta. So it is understandable that scientists are alarmed as to why one particular section of it – Pine Island Glacier – is melting so much fa

Frontline Heats up the Global Warming Discussion

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Tuesday evening PBS’s Frontline aired its in-depth look at global warming, called Heat.Correspondent Martin Smith interviews oil company executives, scientists, lobbyists, and members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Former Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens appears in the show with his ideas about renewable energy. “Heat” is not precisely an optimistic look at the future of energy or the planet’s health. It does, however, supply a useful overview of the ways industry and Washington a

Tiger attacks on the rise, linked to climate change

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News

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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