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PICS Climate News Scan

Global climate news analyzed for British Columbia

August 21, 2014

Energy

Energy giants court mergers due to economic squeeze

Kinder Morgan’s CEO has just announced a large merger. What were previously four...


Society

Why is climate change so deniable?

After a discussion with someone who denies the existence or causes of climate change...


Science

Melting glaciers are our fault

About two thirds of mass lost by glaciers around the world between 1991 and 2010...


Policy

When business interests override climate evidence

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reportedly wants to abolish the country’s Renewable...


Solutions

Canadian hydropower stretches to New York

A 330-mile transmission line bringing low-cost, clean Canadian hydroelectric power to...


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Fragmenting forests affects carbon cycle

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Authors:

Ami Kingdon (PICS)
James Noble (ISIS)

Editors:

Tom Pedersen (PICS)
Robyn Meyer (PICS)

Justin Bull (ISIS)

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Image credit (in order of appearance): 

arbyreed (flickr), John Watson (flickr), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center(flickr), ​NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (flickr), Mike (flickr)