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PICS Climate News Scan

Global climate news analyzed for British Columbia

August 28, 2014

Energy

Fraser-Surrey coal terminal puts spotlight on global emissions

Port Metro Vancouver (PMV), a federal corporation, has approved a proposal to...


Policy

Pricing carbon means busting the myth of higher taxes

“Government has to tax something...Do you want to tax your pollution or do you want to...


Science

Scientists claim to find ‘missing’ heat – in the ocean

Since about 2000, global temperatures due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases have risen...


Society

Google Maps works with BC First Nations to map traditional territories

Whether for charting land claims or detailing the extent of environmental impacts...


Solutions

Despite US growth, Canada is tepid on geothermal energy

New breakthroughs in technology could help boost the already 3,187 MW geothermal...


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US drought actually causing land to rise


Authors:

Ami Kingdon (PICS)
Jonny Wakefield (ISIS)
Arman Kazemi (ISIS)

 

Editors:

Tom Pedersen (PICS)
Robyn Meyer (PICS)

Justin Bull (ISIS)

 

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Image credit (in order of appearance):

Brent Granby (flickr) Safia Osman (flickr) Ingrid Khadijah (flickr) Angela Sevin (flickr) Scott Ableman (flickr)