Monday, March 11, 2013

Is global warming a bigger military threat than North Korea? | TheBlaze.com
North Korea continues to ignore global rules against nuclear proliferation, openly daydreams about nuking the United States and shredded its 1953 armistice with South Korea, but U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, the chief of U.S. Pacific Command, insists that a warming planet could “cripple the security environment, probably more than the other scenarios we all often talk about.”
Study finds iron from glacial melting could help reduce global warming
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US has found significant amounts of particulate iron in runoff from glacial melting in Greenland. In their paper published in Nature Geoscience, the team notes that such iron could possibly spur the growth of algae, which absorb carbon dioxide.
Are ‘Fractivists’ Promoting Global Warming? (unintended consequences of a futile crusade — MasterResource
“Privately, scientists and analysts within national environmental organizations are appalled that celebrity fractivism could get in the way of the coal-to-gas shift. They say the fractivists undermine green credibility, and are disturbed by the failure of their movement’s leadership.”
Watson calls for 'policy push' on global warming: theparliament.com
The two-day conference, which concluded on Friday, heard that a five-year "policy push" could get renewable energy to the point where it could "out-compete" fossil fuels on price – without subsidies.

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