Climate: New study slashes estimate of icecap loss
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists. In the last two years, several teams have estimated Greenland is shedding roughly 230 gigatonnes of ice, or 230 billion tonnes, per year and West Antarctica around 132 gigatonnes annually. Together, that would account for more than half of the annual three-millimetre (0.2 inch) yearly rise in sea levels, a pace that compares dramatically with 1.8mm (0.07 inches) annually in the early 1960s. But, according to the new... |
GFC (global financial crisis) possibly a male crisis (Babes, you're on your own)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| GFC possibly a male crisisBy Caroline Munro 1 September 2010 The global financial crisis (GFC) was perhaps a male crisis that could have had a softer landing if there were more women in the banking and finance sector, according to Italian economist and journalist, Loretta Napoleoni. Napoleoni was a key note speaker at the Women in Banking and Finance annual forum, hosted in Sydney last night by Deutsche Bank, which also included panel speakers NSW Premier Kristina Keneally, Carnival Australia chief executive, Ann Sherry, and journalist and author, Mia Freedman. Napoleoni said the cause of the GFC has been attributed... |
The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Overview & Budget (Take away you money and give it to the world)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Overview & Budget Analysis UPDATES: In April 2010, the Foundation issued a policy brief examining key issues affecting the Global Health Initiative. In addition, the regularly updated Budget Tracker provides the current status of key global health accounts throughout the budget and appropriations process. This policy brief and chartpack provide a detailed breakdown of the U.S. budget for the global health programs in President Obama’s new Global Health Initiative, announced in May 2009. The Global Health Initiative, a six-year, $63 billion proposed effort, would for the first time develop a comprehensive, U.S. government-wide strategy for... |
Heat Waves, Floods, & Fires – Proof That Man Is Causing The Climate To Change?
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| Roger Pielke Jr writes about scientists, and reporters, who attempt to link recently seen weather to evidence that man-made global warming is true: (h/t Tom Nelson) Let's see if I can make this simple. What happens in the weather this week or next tells us absolutely nothing about the role of humans in influencing the climate system. It is unjustifiable to claim that a cold snap or heavy snow disproves or even casts doubts predictions of long-term climate change. It is equally unjustifiable to say that a cold snap or heavy snow in any way offers empirical support for predictions... |
Watchdog panel cites global impact of US bailout(take your Family money give it to the world)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| Watchdog panel cites global impact of US bailout WASHINGTON (AP) - The $700 billion U.S. bailout program launched in response to the global economic meltdown had a far greater impact overseas than other countries' financial rescue plans did on the U.S., according to a new report from a congressional watchdog. Billions of dollars in U.S. rescue funds wound up in big banks in France, Germany and other nations. |
Global AIDS Activists Pine For President Bush
Thursday 9th of September 2010 05:30:33 PM
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| The Washington Post reported yesterday on the frustration and anger among international AIDS charities with the White House. The groups argue that President Obama’s administration has reneged on pledges to fund antiretroviral therapy programs. The programs have been big successes in Africa, which faces epidemic levels of infection. “In sub-Saharan Africa, antiretroviral therapy, much of it paid for by the U.S. government, is resurrecting whole communities,” the Post reports. That progress is endangered, the charities say, by a shortage of funds. They now long for the good old days of ... the previous administration. |
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