Tag: global warming

New study: Ancient tropical forests thrived during global warming event

Posted by on November 11, 2010

In the current issue of the journal Science, researchers are reporting that tropical rain forests thrived during a period of global warming almost 60 million years ago. Two of the paper’s authors have ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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Climate change presentation part of ‘Greenfest’ activities

Posted by on September 2, 2008

Dr. Gene Whitney, manager of the energy section of the Library of Congress’s Congressional Research Service, will discuss climate change, energy and water issues as part of Missouri S&T’s Greenfest event on Sept. 11.

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Former oil company CEO to deliver lecture on global warming

Posted by on March 27, 2008

Dr. Richard Stegemeier, former chairman and chief executive officer of Unocal Corp., will deliver a public lecture on global warming, “Global Warming – Physical or Political Science?”, at 10 a.m. Friday, April 4, in the Missouri Room of the Havener Center on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus.         

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