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Polish official defends coal conference amid criticism
2013-11-13 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
APA: A high-level conference for the coal industry scheduled in parallel to the annual United Nations climate talks in Warsaw could be "potentially interesting for developing countries," Polish Environment Minister Marcin Korolec said here on Tuesday amid rising criticism over the country's "hijacking" global climate negotiations, APA reports quoting AP. On the second day of the two-week-long 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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H&M Grabs More Control of Asia Factories Amid Bangladesh Unrest
2013-11-13 03:53:22| Appliances - Topix.net
Three decades after it started doing business with suppliers in Bangladesh , Hennes & Mauritz AB is seeking greater control of production in a nation where it is among the largest purchasers of clothing.
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Researchers study how preserve tree species amid climate change
2013-11-12 14:35:57| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tuscon Sentinel: Two researchers at Arizona State University are aiming to help officials manage trees based on how different types are affected by climate change. Janet Franklin, a geography professor, and Pep Serra-Diaz, a postdoctoral researcher, are using computer models to study how quickly a tree species and its habitat will be exposed to climate change. That information is used to locate areas with specific elevations and latitudes where trees could survive and repopulate. "This is information that would...
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Amid expansion, Portland coffee roaster stays true to its Maine roots - by design
2013-11-10 23:08:30| Apparel - Topix.net
Alan Spear and Mary Allen Lindemann have upped their game at Coffee By Design. The company that started with one cafe on Congress Street move into sprawling new headquarters this month.
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UN climate talks amid new warnings of dire warming
2013-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: With fewer than 800 days left to agree a new UN pact on global warming, climate negotiators gather in Warsaw next week armed with just the haziest outlines of a deal. Following are the main issues facing the November 11-22 conference: SHAPE OF 2015 ACCORD In 2011, UN members agreed to conclude a new deal by 2015 that would limit global warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Taking effect from 2020, it would bind all countries-- including chief polluters the United States...
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