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COP 20 US Center Presenters Natalya Gallo & Nelson Lagos Ocean Acidification, Upwelling and Deoxygenation

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COP 20 Lima US Center Panel Presenters Natalya Gallo (Scripps Inst.), Nelson A. Lagos (CiCC) on: Ocean acidification, ocean deoxygenation & upwelling impacts on the marine eco-systems & communities that depend on sea harvesting for their livelihoods. This can be associated with the impacts of climate change and/or greater CO2 ...

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The Electric Vehicle Revolution?

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This week Jason Sole and Mother Channel cover the emergence of the electric vehicle, the impacts of it on the local market, the technologies it utilises and the storage systems behind it. The links for the story are here below: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/13/electric-car-sales-set-to-pass-2m-landmark-globally-by-end-of-2016 http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/10/germanys-bundesrat-votes-to-ban-the-internal-combustion-engine-by-2030/ http://insideevs.com/by-2020-electrified-vehicles-will-take-7-of-the-global-automotive-market/ Specifically covered with this release is the ...

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COP 20 IFOAM Panel Speakers on Organic Smallholder farming

COP 20 Lima Panel Speakers from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) on: The inclusion of positive Small-holder Organic Farming climate change impacts in the IPCC climate action negotiation agenda. Agriculture is at the forefront of climate change impacts with, droughts, floods & extreme weather impacting on food ...

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Trans Atlantic Conveyor Slowing, Bees on the Endangered List, Methane and Soil Health

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Jason Sole covers the weeks news wrap up of some reports issued regarding the transatlantic conveyor. The conveyor or overturning current is what is responsible for moving warmth from the South to the North, the full article is available here: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-atlantic-ocean-slowdown-tied-southern.html . We also cover the new study done on the effects ...

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