Sunday, September 23, 2012

Burden from carbon tax will be minimal on India: EU official - Livemint
...Teri’s Ghosh said it is not as if India doesn’t have options to retaliate but if all countries pursue with this then, “not only will it lead to chaos in the global climate change regime but also (lead to an) unravelling of the global trade regime”.
[Slightly warmer weather would allegedly be bad for loggerhead turtles] - The Washington Post
For some key species already facing threats — including blue whales and loggerhead turtles — this will make the food that sustains them more elusive.
NOAA Fisheries Service - NE Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Program
loggerhead sea turtles and green sea turtles are often affected by cold stunning.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Maine Endangered Species Program/Loggerhead
Along the northern limits of their range they can become cold-stunned and may die from hypothermia
Taylor & Francis Online :: Mass strandings of cold-stunned loggerhead turtles in the south Iberian Peninsula: ethological implications

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