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Judge: BPa s reckless conduct caused Gulf oil spill
2014-09-04 18:03:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
BP bears the majority of responsibility among the companies involved in the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge ruled Thursday, citing the energy giant's reckless conduct in a ruling that exposes the company to billions of dollars in penalties. BP PLC already has agreed to pay billions of dollars in criminal fines and compensation to people and businesses affected by the disaster.
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Officials Confirm Fracking Caused Water Contamination In Penn Wells
2014-08-29 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gothamist: As Governor Cuomo continues to mull over the current statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, some disturbing fracking-related news has come out of Pennsylvania: fracking has contaminated private drinking wells a previously undisclosed 243 times over six years, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection. The Associated Press reported this week that the 243 cases were reported between 2008 and 2014, thanks to the DEP's "thorough review" of statewide files [pdf]. Contamination...
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Pierre Trudeaus bid to boost Arctic caused friction, CIA report says
2014-08-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Pierre Trudeaus bid to enhance Canadian sovereignty and promote economic development in the Arctic created some friction with the United States, says a declassified CIA report. The August 1983 report is among several CIA documents about Canadian affairs released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act in recent years. The CIA said Trudeau and his political predecessors had effectively tapped into a sense of northern identity, historically a strong ingredient of Canadian nationalism....
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Gloucester mayor tells Market Basket board about the damage caused by business crisis
2014-08-26 08:57:58| Grocery - Topix.net
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk doesn't need to look far to see the economic damage wrought by the family feud at Demoulas Super Markets.
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Drought in Western U.S. Has Caused Land to Rise, Researchers Say
2014-08-22 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The western U.S. has lost so much water during the ongoing severe drought that the land has sprung up by as much as 15 millimeters (0.6 inches), according to a study in the journal Science. Water at the surface of the earth typically weighs down the land, but the region has lost enough water that the tectonic plate underlying the western U.S. has undergone rapid uplift, much like an uncoiling spring, researchers explain. California's water deficit over the past 18 months has caused some of its mountain...
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