Archive for April 18th, 2010
Massive Arctic Ice Cap Is Shrinking, Study Shows; Rate Accelerating Since 1985
Close to 50 years of data show the Devon Island ice cap, one of the largest ice masses in the Canadian High Arctic, is thinning and shrinking. A paper published in the March edition of Arctic, the journal of the University of Calgary’s Arctic Institute of North America, reports that between 1961 and 1985, the [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Climate Change, General, Nature, Tipping Points.
Tags: arctic, Climate Change, glacial melt, global warming, Ice free Arctic, sea level rise, Tipping Points
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American Industry’s Thirst for Water: First Study of Its Kind in 30 Years
How many gallons of water does it take to produce $1 worth of sugar, dog and cat food, or milk? The answers appear in the first comprehensive study in 30 years documenting American industry’s thirst for this precious resource. The study, which could lead to better ways to conserve water, is in ACS’ Environmental Science [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under General.
Tags: industry, water shortages, water wars
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Voice for Change Newsletter Archive #10 04/10
Hi everyone. After the Voice for Change Newsletter was sent on March 28th we suffered a major computer system crash with the hard drive on this main communications computer failing. As a consequence we have been offline for some 10 days. Also as a result of the crash all emails both sent and [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Foundation News, General.
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