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 | 2008-JAN-12: Indonesia: A report on the UN climate conference: "This is True #708" 1 repeated a report from the Sydney Morning Herald: |
"Attendees at a United Nations climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, were disturbed when they noticed that a temporary air conditioning system set up to keep the 10,000 delegates cool not only used ozone-destroying CFCs, but the system, which used plastic pipes, was noticeably leaking. They counted 700 cylinders containing enough of the refrigerant gas to cause as much damage to the atmosphere as 48,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide -- 'nearly the equivalent of the emissions of all [of the] aircraft used to fly delegates to Indonesia'."
"This is true" titled the report: "Keep Your Cool." They commented: "In other news, none of the attendees was able to state the definition of 'irony'."
| 2008-MAR-29: Earth Hour was observed in Sydney, Australia during the evening of 2007-MAR-31 when 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses turned off their lights during Earth Hour. Energy consumption in the city was reduced by 10.2% for that hour. On 2008-MAR-29, it is being observed by some cities around the world. Citizens are urged to turn off their lights between 8 and 9 PM local time. Brisbane, Chicago, Copenhagen, Manila, Melborne, Sydney, Toronto, Tel Aviv and other cities are participating. More info. |
| 2008-APR-02: Oceans' dead zones growing in size: The journal Science reported the results of a study of oxygen-depleted zones in the central and eastern equatorial Atlantic and equatorial Pacific. The "dead" areas have expanded over the past 50 years. These observations were predicted by mathematical models that linked global warming with a decline in the level of oxygen dissolved in the oceans. As the water temperature increases, its capacity for absorbing oxygen declines. Warming also adversely affects currents that mix and move water from the depths to near the surface where it can absorb oxygen. Frank A. Whitney of Canada's Institute of Ocean Sciences said: "As oceans lose oxygen, this will reduce habitat for many organisms. Many species will lose their deep habitat, meaning competition will become stronger in the remaining favorable habitat, and increased vulnerability to predation will likely occur. 2 |
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- Randy Cassingham has been publishing "This is True," a weekly syndicated newspaper column, since 1994. You can subscribe to them for free at: http://www.thisistrue.com/
- Randolph Schmid, "Dead zones expanding in oceans: Global warming chokes off oxygen from sea life in ever-larger areas," Associated Press, 2007-MAY-03.
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Copyright 2008 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Originally posted: 2008-JAN-13
Latest update: 2008-MAY-03
Author: B.A. Robinson
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