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Amazon deforestation in Brazil drops 18% 2013/2014
2014-11-27 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Preliminary data released by the Brazilian government suggests that deforestation in Earth's largest rainforest slowed 18 percent over the past year. Figures published Wednesday by Brazil's National Space Research Institute (INPE) show that 4,848 square kilometers (1,871 square miles) of forest - an area about the size of the state of Rhode Island or the country of Brunei - were cleared between August 2013 and July 2014. That compares to 5,891 square kilometers in the year earlier period and represents...
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Water War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles
2014-11-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Brazils Jaguari reservoir has fallen to its lowest level ever, laying bare measurement posts that jut from exposed earth like a line of dominoes. The nations two biggest cities are fighting for what little water is left. Sao Paulo state leaders want to tap Jaguari, which feeds Rio de Janeiros main source. Rio state officials say they shouldnt suffer for others mismanagement. Supreme Court judges have summoned the parties to Brasilia for a mediation session this week. The standoff in a...
American Tower Spends $2.25 Billion on Brazil, Nigeria Sites
2014-11-25 05:50:57| Telecom - Topix.net
American Tower Corp. has agreed to buy towers across Nigeria and Brazil for more than $2.2 billion, furthering the U.S. company's plans to expand internationally. Yesterday, American Tower said it will acquire 4,800 wireless towers in Nigeria from Bharti Airtel Ltd. for about $1.05 billion.
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American Tower Spends $2.25 Billion on Brazil, Nigeria Sites
2014-11-25 04:55:01| IT Services - Topix.net
American Tower Corp. has agreed to buy towers across Nigeria and Brazil for more than $2.2 billion, furthering the U.S. company's plans to expand internationally. Yesterday, American Tower said it will acquire 4,800 wireless towers in Nigeria from Bharti Airtel Ltd. for about $1.05 billion.
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Brazil Bribery Probe Hits Builders Economy Depends Upon
2014-11-25 03:40:04| Steel - Topix.net
The corruption scandal at Petroleo Brasileiro SA that has spread to Brazil's biggest builders is threatening to derail President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to revive Latin America's largest economy. The TCU, a federal court that acts as a public-spending watchdog, said it's concerned the probe into an alleged money laundering and bribery scheme dubbed "The Car Wash" could delay infrastructure projects across Brazil.
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