Climate Changes Updates 15 November
1) Most Americans Favor Action on Climate Change
http://news.discovery.com/earth/americans-want-to-curb-carbon-pollution-121115.html
2) In Sandy’s Wake, A Reshaped Coastline
http://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/165051640/in-sandys-wake-a-reshaped-coastline
3) Loophole Lets Toxic Oil Water Flow Over Indian Land
http://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/164688735/loophole-lets-toxic-oil-water-flow-over-indian-land
4) Figueres backs China’s new leader to increase climate ambition
http://www.rtcc.org/figueres-backs-chinas-new-leader-to-increase-climate-ambition/
5) REDD+ should value forests as more than “carbon warehouses”
http://www.rtcc.org/redd-should-value-forests-as-more-than-carbon-warehouses/
6) 40 million people at high risk from climate change in China
http://www.rtcc.org/40-million-people-at-high-risk-from-climate-change-in-china/
7) Airborne Particles Smuggle Pollutants to Far Reaches of Globe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115141458.htm
- Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism registers 5,000th project
http://unfccc.int/files/press/press_releases_advisories/application/pdf/pr20121511_cdm_5000.pdf
- Obama outlines climate action – with a catchhttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/obama-outlines-climate-action–with-a-catch-20121115-29e20.html#ixzz2CMF3S2dU
- Wasteland No More: Obama’s Win a Victory for Clean Energy and EfficiencyRead more: http://www.care2.com/causes/wasteland-no-more-obamas-win-a-victory-for-clean-energy-and-efficiency.html#ixzz2CMVP0tQF
11) Earth Orbit Tilted By Rogue Star, New Research Suggets
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/earth-orbit-tilted-star_n_2138564.html?utm_hp_ref=earth
12) Gore launches world’s Dirty Weather Report
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/gore-launches-worlds-dirty-weather-report-20121115-29dny.html
13) Clouds almost rain on eclipse’s parade
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/clouds-almost-rain-on-eclipses-parade-20121114-29ch2.html
- Be afraid – the worst is yet to comehttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/be-afraid–the-worst-is-yet-to-come-20121114-29cua.html#ixzz2CMFiJgbu
- Looking for a way out of this mess we seem unable to cut CO2 emissions, but can technology remove them from the atmosphere?http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/looking-for-a-way-out-of-this-mess-20121114-29cub.html#ixzz2CMFsIW00
16) Energy White Paper is hazy on future vision for nuclear
http://bravenewclimate.com/2012/11/15/ewp2012-hazy-future-vision/
17) UK Could Shutter 22 Power Stations Through Energy Efficiency
http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/11/uk-launches-new-government-energy-efficiency-strategy/
18) On the Environmental Frontlines: Waste Pickers
http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/11/environmental-frontlines-waste-pickers/
19) Ocean Wave Energy Technology and Oregon’s Process
http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/11/ocean-wave-energy-technology-oregons-process/
20) America’s Ancient Hurricane Belt and the U.S.-Canada Equator
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133754.htm
21) Tapping Into Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential of Mine Waste
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133314.htm
22) New research finds mine waste could provide an effective CO2 trap
http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45219
23) Estimates for future global warming narrowed down
24) The new boom: Shale gas fueling an American industrial revival
25) Nanocrystals produce hydrogen using sunlight
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/51497
26) Global drought has not increased, but climate change is still a threat
- Global warming likely driver for intense hurricanes, scientists say (with video)Read more: http://www.canada.com/Global+warming+likely+driver+intense+hurricanes+scientists/7464613/story.html#ixzz2CMR7IlEi
28) Warming potential of clouds could explain how Earth thawed out
29) Climate change risks soar for emerging Asian superpowers