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Korea Times
Climate change, resource depletion trigger dramatic global change
Korea Times
Fortunately, we have passed the initial stage of disagreement, evasion and escapism about the grave effects of climate change. Scientists across the globe agree that global warming is the result of the maddening pace of industrialization and ...
Climate Scientists Violate Own Advice: Opine On Topics About Which They Have ...Reason Online (blog)
Climate Change: Shun the Non-BelieversThe Montclarion (subscription)

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Next Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Headed for Maine?
Public News Service
PORTLAND, Maine - Concern is growing about a plan to pipe tar sands crude oil from Ontario to Portland - especially in the wake of the controversial postponement of a similar project, the Keystone XL pipeline, by President Obama last month.

Bloomberg
Survey shows CCS best known in Sask., Alta
Regina Leader-Post
The lowest levels of awareness are in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, at nine per cent and 10 per cent respectively. Overall in Canada, 14 per cent of respondents know what CCS is, while in Europe just 10 per cent of respondents report knowing what CCS is ...
CCS awareness higher on Prairies than the rest of CanadaMarketWatch (press release)

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Film Will Continue Library's Series on Transition Towns
Patch.com
The film begins with a brief history of “peak oil,” which refers to a time when the world-wide production of oil will have reached its peak output, after which production will decline as the non-renewable oil reserves are depleted.
Canton Library To Show Film About Cuba In 'Transition Towns' SeriesHartford Courant

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DAWN.com
What Drives Public Opinion About Climate Change?
Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
That's no excuse for the poor reporting and conflicts of interest that do exist, but focusing on these flaws to explain the lack of action on climate change distracts attention from more important factors. That's the suggestion, at least, ...
Public Opinion, the Media and Climate ChangeEnergy Collective
Researchers Find Economics & Political Cues Shape Perception Of Climate ConcernsNJ TODAY

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Over the next four years, 5.7 GW of utility-scale solar PV projects is expected to be built in the U.S. and another 1.3 GW in Canada for a total of 7 GW. Both amounts represent a significantly larger volume than what has been installed to date and is expected to be the dominating type of solar installation for that period of time. Yet, 7 GW only represent a fraction of the total capacity of large-scale solar PV projects initiated and under development in the same period, illustrating that solar project development still is a high-risk undertaking.

Senators in the heartland state of Iowa have introduced a modest feed-in tariff bill into the state legislature. The move is the first serious effort to introduce a system of feed-in tariffs anywhere in the U.S. during the current legislative session.

BP issued its Energy Outlook for 2030, and the coverage and commentary it generated suggests it's an authoritative voice on medium-term energy trends, and as such will have some influence on policy and investment decisions. Leaving aside that one of the world's major fossil fuel incumbents cannot realistically be an impartial arbiter, there was something to like whether your view leans toward the inevitability of renewable energy or necessity of fossil fuels.

PG Recognized For Action On Climate Change
Opinion250 News (blog)
Berry Vrbanovic, president of FCM and councillor for the City of Kitchener, Ontario, hosted the ceremony as part of FCM's 2012 Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show. Municipalities directly influence over 44 per cent of Canada's GHG ...

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