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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Since soil contains nearly three times as much carbon than in the atmosphere, even a small fraction of carbon emitted from soil has the potential to accelerate climate change.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100 million are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources and reduce its environmental impact. CNG is part of a broad investment in a variety of alternative fuel vehicles. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure.

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Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

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On Friday, 3 June, the US Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), part of the US Department of Transportation, had issued a Corrective Order requiring the company to take specified corrective actions with respect to the pipeline prior to resumption of operations. The tar sands are estimated (e.g., However, if the tar.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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One of the really interesting things with these grasses is that the climate in which they have found themselves has changed a lot over the last several hundred thousand years. As glaciers and climate change occurred, their populations were pushed south. And as glaciers retreated, the populations expanded north. Tom Juenger.

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NOAA: US records warmest March, precipitation above average

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Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the US, contributing to the warmest March on record since 1895 for the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its monthly State of the Climate report. The average temperature of 51.1 °F

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 new research projects that will be a part of an expanding portfolio of projects designed to increase the understanding of methane hydrates’ potential as a future energy supply. Oklahoma State University. Source: DOE.

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News FAIL - L.A. Times Blows Global Warming Story

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Secretary Chu gave the Times an exclusive Tuesday and the paper says he warned about the threats from climate change more “bluntly&# and in more “dire terms&# than he ever has before. Worse yet, in so doing, the Times endorses Inhofre’s wacko rants as a legitimate part of the conversation - which they are not.

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