News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
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| 1 | ### [Climate Change Debate Fueled by 'Echo Chambers,' New Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526100947.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Forest-Based Bioenergy Policies Interlinked to National and EU Policies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602075603.htm) | |
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| 3 | May 26, 2015 - A new study demonstrates the highly contentious debate on climate change is fueled in part by how information flows throughout policy networks. Researchers found that 'echo chambers' -- ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526100947.htm) | |
| 3 | June 2, 2015 - A study combined horizontal and vertical policy interactions with three policy layers: policy objectives, policy instruments and thematic elements in implementation. National bioenergy policies were ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602075603.htm) | |
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| 7 | May 26, 2015 - The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical lessons for water-stressed regions ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526085553.htm) | |
| 7 | May 27, 2015 - Researchers are working with Punjabi farmers to test innovations that will reduce pressure on overused ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527133726.htm) | |
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| 11 | ### [Climate Change Debate Fueled by 'Echo Chambers,' New Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526100947.htm) | |
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| 13 | May 26, 2015 - A new study demonstrates the highly contentious debate on climate change is fueled in part by how information flows throughout policy networks. Researchers found that 'echo chambers' -- ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526100947.htm) | |
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| 11 | 17 | May 26, 2015 - Scientists have developed an environment friendly version of building concrete called green-mix ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526093237.htm) |
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| 15 | 21 | ### [EU Biofuels Regime Failing to Meet Its Objectives Under Current Regulatory Framework, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150526085146.htm) |
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| 25 | 31 | ### [Enhancing Knowledge Crucial to Improving Energy-Saving Behaviors, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522083515.htm) |
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| 27 | 33 | May 22, 2015 - Increasing public knowledge and understanding about energy issues is vital if improved energy-saving behaviors are to be encouraged among individuals and organizations, a study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522083515.htm) |
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| 31 | May 18, 2015 - People commonly perceive mountains as pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward. But researchers mapped the shape of 182 mountain ranges and found they have four principal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518121650.htm) | |
| 37 | ### [The Winners and the Losers of the California Water Crisis](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522083321.htm) | |
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| 39 | May 22, 2015 - A new article highlights the widening gap of inequality between the wealthy and the poor of California, specifically in relation to the State's current drought. The problem, it states, is two ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522083321.htm) | |
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| 35 | May 15, 2015 - A new article demonstrates how XML markup applied to texts using the GoldenGate editor can address the challenges presented by unstructured legacy data. The paper demonstrates how structured primary ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515111648.htm) | |
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| 39 | May 14, 2015 - Climate change -- in the form of a stronger sea breeze, the result of warmer soil temperatures -- contributed to the drop in high-ozone days in the Houston area, scientists have determined. They add ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514102809.htm) | |
| 43 | ### [Rapid Action Necessary to Protect Malaysia's Sea Cows and Their Habitat](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521091635.htm) | |
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| 45 | May 21, 2015 - Malaysia aims to protect 10% of its marine environment by 2020. Less than 1%, however, is currently protected. This may have dire consequences for the country's endangered dugong population, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521091635.htm) | |
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| 43 | May 14, 2015 - Updated data and better analysis methods have found clear indications of warming in the upper troposphere and a 10 percent increase in winds over the Southern Ocean. The inability to detect this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514095741.htm) | |
| 49 | May 20, 2015 - New evidence has linked Arctic warming with severe weather in countries including the UK and US. The studies are adding to the growing weight of evidence linking increased Arctic temperatures with ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150520122844.htm) | |
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| 47 | ### [Satellite Mapping Reveals Agricultural Slowdown in Latin America](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513145808.htm) | |
| 53 | May 18, 2015 - For the first time, scientists have modeled the effects of land use changes on the species diversity in rivers and streams. Their results show that the loss of biodiversity is caused to a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518102027.htm) | |
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| 49 | May 13, 2015 - For the first time, satellite mapping of Latin America shows that the continent's agricultural expansion has waned in the wake of the global economic downturn, according to research. The study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513145808.htm) | |
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| 53 | ### [World Population-Food Supply Balance Is Becoming Increasingly Unstable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511163042.htm) | |
| 57 | ### [Air Quality Effects of Natural Gas Extraction Detected in PA's Marcellus Shale Region](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150520100448.htm) | |
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| 55 | May 11, 2015 - Globalization of trade is creating instability in the food distribution system, according to results from an environmental scientist's study. The study assesses the food supply available to more ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511163042.htm) | |
| 59 | May 20, 2015 - Environmental engineers have taken a closer look at the air quality effects of natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania. The group used a mobile air quality monitoring ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150520100448.htm) | |
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| 59 | ### [For Biofuels and Climate, Location Matters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511125215.htm) | |
| 63 | May 19, 2015 - An international team of more than 100 scientists, policy makers and community representatives have published a new report outlining the vital steps needed to save the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150519105713.htm) | |
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| 61 | May 11, 2015 - Dedicating more land to biofuel production can lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions, which take decades to make up for. A new study shows that geography is a key factor determining how big that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511125215.htm) | |
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| 65 | May 12, 2015 - Corn, wheat and rapeseed can be used to produce biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel. According to recent findings by environmental scientists, the location of the agricultural lands used to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512075238.htm) | |
| 67 | May 19, 2015 - Small soil animals can limit the effects of climate change, a team of researchers has shown through a long-term study. In the same way that Yellowstone's wolves regulate plant diversity by ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150519132807.htm) | |
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| 69 | ### [Climate Change Attitudes Are Reflected on Social Networks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511091518.htm) | |
| 71 | ### [US West's Power Grid Must Be Prepared for Impacts of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518121654.htm) | |
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| 71 | May 11, 2015 - People who believe in climate change have more Facebook friends than those who do not consider climate change a problem. A dissertation in economics shows that values and social networks are linked ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511091518.htm) | |
| 73 | May 18, 2015 - Arizona State University researchers say in coming decades a changing climate will pose challenges to operations of power generation facilities, especially in the Western United States. They ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518121654.htm) | |
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| 75 | May 12, 2015 - A strong connection between high ozone days in the western US during late spring and La Nina, an ocean-atmosphere phenomena that affects global weather patterns, has been identified by researchers. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512103808.htm) | |
| 77 | May 18, 2015 - People commonly perceive mountains as pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward. But researchers mapped the shape of 182 mountain ranges and found they have four principal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518121650.htm) | |
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| 79 | ### [Focus on the Regional Impact of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512103522.htm) | |
| 81 | May 15, 2015 - A new article demonstrates how XML markup applied to texts using the GoldenGate editor can address the challenges presented by unstructured legacy data. The paper demonstrates how structured primary ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515111648.htm) | |
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| 81 | May 12, 2015 - The recently published Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin makes an important contribution to understanding variations in the climate. The report also captures the most ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512103522.htm) | |
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| 85 | ### [New Study Assesses Risks of Extreme Weather to North Texas Roads, Runways](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512090835.htm) | |
| 85 | May 14, 2015 - Climate change -- in the form of a stronger sea breeze, the result of warmer soil temperatures -- contributed to the drop in high-ozone days in the Houston area, scientists have determined. They add ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514102809.htm) | |
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| 87 | May 12, 2015 - A new study explains how climate change and extreme weather will significantly disrupt infrastructure across the Dallas-Fort Worth region by the end of the 21st century. The assessment found the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512090835.htm) | |
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| 91 | May 12, 2015 - Expansion of cattle pastures has led to the destruction of huge swaths of rain forest in Brazil, home to the world's largest herd of commercial beef cattle. But a new study shows that market-driven ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512074930.htm) | |
| 89 | May 14, 2015 - Updated data and better analysis methods have found clear indications of warming in the upper troposphere and a 10 percent increase in winds over the Southern Ocean. The inability to detect this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514095741.htm) | |
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| 95 | ### [New Index Reveals Unexpected Leaders in Water, Sanitation Progress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150508153119.htm) | |
| 93 | ### [Satellite Mapping Reveals Agricultural Slowdown in Latin America](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513145808.htm) | |
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| 97 | May 8, 2015 - A new index shows which countries are leaders in improving access to water and sanitation for their citizens. Sub-Saharan Africa countries including Mali, South Africa, and Ethiopia are also among ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150508153119.htm) | |
| 95 | May 13, 2015 - For the first time, satellite mapping of Latin America shows that the continent's agricultural expansion has waned in the wake of the global economic downturn, according to research. The study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513145808.htm) | |
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