Climate Changes Updates 31 July 2013
1) British Gas owner Centrica in energy price rise warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23513305
2) Australia greenhouse emissions now at zero growth
3) Global beer production cuts down on water and energy use
http://www.edie.net/news/4/Beer-producers-brew-greater-efficiencies-in-energy-and-water-/
4) EXCLUSIVE: Mainstream business must ‘deepen’ sustainability thinking
http://www.edie.net/news/6/Mainstream-business-must–deepen–sustainability-thinking-/
5) Greenhouse emissions stable over decade as GDP grew 31%
http://theconversation.com/greenhouse-emissions-stable-over-decade-as-gdp-grew-31-16463
6) New US EPA chief vows to tackle climate change
7) Harvard fund hires environment head amid carbon divestment demands
8) 2013 likely to be one of hottest years ever
9) Arctic methane catastrophe scenario is based on new empirical observations
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46269
10) What chemistry started life on Earth?
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46268
11) Insight: how good are climate models?
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/54223
12) China Plans To Spend $275 Billion To Combat Pollution Crisis
13) Animal Traffic Jams A Likely Result Of Climate Change
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-traffic-jams-a-likely-result-of-climate-change.html#ixzz2ambEpCBC
14) Nigeria: High Usage of Renewable Energy Will Mitigate Global Climate Change Effects – AU Adviser
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308010298.html
15) Climate ‘catastrophe’ looms in Pacific: Marshall Islands
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/regional/climate-catastrophe-looms-in-pacific-marshall-islands-2
16) How Waste Management Got Proactive on Environmental Justice
http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/07/waste-management-proactive-environmental-justice/
17) GOP Lawmakers Hit by Weather Tragedies Stay Mum on Climate Change
18) Sediment Trapped Behind Dams Makes Them ‘Hot Spots’ for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731122831.htm
19) Could Planting Trees in the Desert Mitigate Climate Change?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731093456.htm