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Poll: Majority Support Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by Hill: Laura Barron-Lopez on January 16th, 2015
Hill: A majority of Americans support construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
It found that 57 percent of the 1,011 surveyed are in favor of building the $8 billion oil sands pipeline.
Respondents were surveyed on Dec. 18-21. Only 28 percent opposite the project, and 15 percent are unsure, CNN said.
The poll comes as the Senate is preparing for a weeks-long battle over legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which has been met with a veto threat...
Toxic Algae on Ohio Lawmakers’ Agenda
Posted by Columbus Dispatch: Jim Siegel on January 16th, 2015
Columbus Dispatch: After stalling last year, both the Ohio House and Senate appear ready to move on efforts to deal with the Lake Erie toxic-algae problem that last summer choked off Toledo’s water supply.
“I call this our ‘no excuses’ issue,” said Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, who is one of three GOP senators focusing on the matter. “We’ve got agreement on quite a bit of the algae-related issues. There’s no excuse for us to not complete work on this in a timely manner.”
The House in November passed a...
Humanity is in the existential danger zone, scientists warn
Posted by Canada Journal: None Given on January 16th, 2015
Canada Journal: Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, said a scientific report card about mankind`s impact on nature.
In a new study published in the journal Science, an international team of 18 researchers argue the most important “planetary boundary” is the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, followed closely by the rate of species extinction.
The other “planetary boundaries” the planet’s exceeding are the rate of...
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