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Electronic Atlas Maps U.S. Renewable Energy Resources

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A new geospatial application developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Nation
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A new geospatial application developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) allows users to easily and accurately map potential renewable energy resources in the United States.

The interactive tool, RE Atlas, is free to use and available online at http://maps.nrel.gov/re_atlas.

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http://maps.nrel.gov/re_atlas

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Fish production falls due to ocean surface heating

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Analia Murias
Ocean warming may complicate the future of fisheries resources in several region
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A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that ocean surface water warming limits the upward movement of nutrients and this can cause a decrease in fish production.

The study adds that if the volume of the catch is reduced, the daily life of the population would also be affected.

In the document, UNDP experts warn that limiting the upward movement of nutrients from deeper and colder waters, a phenomenon known as resurgence, will hurt the large marine ecosystems of developing countries located in the warm areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=48849&ndb=1&df=0

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Environment world review of the year: '2011 rewrote the record books'

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John Vidal
Members of the Japanese government investigate the accident at Fukushima nuclear
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The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather – and the world's second worst nuclear disaster

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/22/environment-2011-year-review

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Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record 10 Billion Tons, Threatening 2 Degree Target

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Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record 10 Billion Tons, Threatening 2 Degree Targe
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Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.

Published Dec. 4 in the journal Nature Climate Change, the new analysis by the Global Carbon Project shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9 per cent in 2010 and by 49 per cent since 1990 -- the reference year for the Kyoto protocol.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111204144648.htm

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State of the world: U.N. poverty-reduction goals on track

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Peter Grier
State of the world: U.N. poverty-reduction goals on track -- Peter Grier
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Eleven years ago, at the Millennium Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York, the leaders of the world agreed to a plan meant to spur efforts to help the globe's poorest.

This blueprint involved a series of benchmarks – Millennium Development Goals – to measure the progress of developing nations on poverty, hunger, primary education, and so forth. The point was to rally international efforts to try to bring a better life to those who most needed it by 2015.

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http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2011/1226/State-of-the-world-U.N.-poverty-reduction-goals-on-track

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