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The scientific community has been working on the possibility of a relationship between periods of drought and rioting for several years. Now a team...
New study analyzes causes of 2010 landslide in Saint-Jude, Quebec
A new study discusses triggers of the Saint-Jude landslide in Quebec that occurred in nearly 10,000-year-old sensitive clay sediment that 'liquefies' when disturbed.
How forest fires spoil wine
If wine is cultivated where forest fires occur more often, such as in Australia or Italy, aromas that make the alcoholic drink unpalatable can...
City of Vancouver needs renewable reality checks.
Vancouver’s Renewable City Strategy (RCS) needs a companion initiative to aid long-term city business viability: a Retainable Enterprise Imperative.
The latter would provide real-world reality...
Dubai introduces incentives to spur electric vehicle market.
By Matthew Kalman
Electric-car drivers in Dubai will enjoy free parking, recharging, vehicle registration, and toll exemptions until the end of 2019, the Dubai Supreme...
Puerto Rico: A potential experiment in degrowth?
I’m sure that some will criticize the insensitivity of the timing of this essay. How can you talk about Puerto Rico, climate change, and...
Methane plant a positive.
The opening of a new methane gas plant and pipeline at the Hamm Landfill is a win both economically and environmentally for the region.
A...
Exxon vows to cut methane leaks from US shale oil and gas operations.
ExxonMobil said on Monday that it would take a series of steps to cut emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from its U.S....
A key Antarctic glacier just lost a huge piece of ice — the latest...
The Pine Island Glacier calves 100 square miles of ice. (Stef Lhermitte)This story has been updated.
An enormous Antarctic glacier has given up an...
Puerto Rico evacuates area near crumbling dam, asks for aid.
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Many people living near a crumbling dam in storm-battered Puerto Rico have evacuated, Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday, as...
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