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VIDEO: Slave Island way of life threatened
2014-06-24 08:44:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
As part of what the government calls "beautification", long-standing low-income areas of Sri Lankan city Colombo are being demolished to make way for prestige developments, including Slave Island.
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Unique & fragile Antarctic ecosystem threatened surge in tourism
2014-06-19 15:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Antarctica must be better protected from tourism and other human activities, after experts noted a surge in the number of visitors travelling to the planet`s last true wildernesses. In a new study, published in the journal PLoS Biology, researchers say that the existing protected-area system currently employed in the Antarctic is insufficient, now that 40,000 people visit each year. In 1990, only around 5,000 people frequented the continent. Most concern for the worlds coldest, most southernmost...
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Hamm: Bakken oil threatened by safety missteps
2014-05-22 22:07:43| Electronics - Topix.net
The godfather of North Dakota's oil bonanza predicts the state's crude production will double to 2 million barrels daily by decade's end.
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Your Breakfast Is Threatened by Climate Change, Food Companies Making It Worse
2014-05-20 16:18:47| Beverages - Topix.net
The report, "Standing on the Sidelines" shows that the "Big 10" food and beverage companies are both highly vulnerable to climate change and major contributors to the problem.
Study: Statue of Liberty threatened by climate change
2014-05-20 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lohud: The Statue of Liberty are among historic and cultural landmarks in the country that are at risk because of climate change, a report today found. USA TODAY reported that the study by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit science advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., contended that dozens of coastal landmarks and tourist destinations could be impacted because of rising sea levels and other climate changes. "Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy...
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