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Global warming: study finds natural shields being weakened

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 11:16am

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Marlowe Hood

Global warming: study finds natural shields being weakened

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The soil and the ocean are being weakened as buffers against global warming, in a vicious circle with long-term implications for the climate system, say two new investigations.

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http://news.yahoo.com/global-warming-study-finds-natural-shields-being-weakened-195106807.html

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Global

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2011

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United States

Maria Damanaki unveils EU fishing reforms

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 11:11am

Author:

Fiona Harvey

Maria Damanaki unveils EU fishing reforms

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European fisheries chief hopes phasing out 'discarding' and agreeing plans with member states will preserve Europe's fish stocks

The biggest shake-up of European fisheries regulation in four decades was unveiled on Wednesday in Brussels, intended to preserve dwindling fish stocks.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/13/maria-damanaki-eu-fishing-reforms

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National

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2011

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United Kingdom

Maria Damanaki unveils EU fishing reforms

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:47am

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Fiona Harvey

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European fisheries chief hopes phasing out 'discarding' and agreeing plans with member states will preserve Europe's fish stocks

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/13/maria-damanaki-eu-fishing-reforms

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Regional

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2011

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United Kingdom

Scripps Study Finds Plastic in Nine Percent of 'Garbage Patch' Fishes

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:41am

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SEAPLEX researchers estimate tens of thousands of tons of debris annua

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http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1174

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2011

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Water Pollution

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Global

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United States

Global poverty rate falling, says UN

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:36am

Author:

Mark Tran

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Annual progress report on the millennium development goals shows the world is on track to end extreme poverty, but hunger target is proving more difficult to achie

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/jul/07/millennium-development-goals-2011-report

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Global

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2011

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Geo-engineering: green versus greed in the race to cool the planet

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:32am

Author:

John Vidal

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Critics fear that manipulating weather patterns could have a calamitous effect on poorer countries

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/10/geo-engineering-weather-manipulation

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Global

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2011

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Report: Shipping emissions to rise in Arctic

Submitted by ward on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:24am

Author:

Juliet Eilperin

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Climate change in the Arctic is not likely to spark an immediate boom in oil and gas exploration, according to a new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. But it will increase shipping there, and shipping-related emission of greenhouse gases will intensify in the region.