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Russia significantly under-reporting wildfires, figures show
2016-06-16 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Forest wildfires rampaging across Russia are being significantly under-reported by authorities, according to analysis of satellite data. Climate change is making wildfires much more likely in Russia, but regional officials have been reluctant to report the true extent of the problem, and campaigners are warning that the harm to forests, property and human lives could rise. While the recent forest fires around Fort McMurray, Canada, destroyed more than 580,000 hectares, those in Russia have...
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Ontario alcohol thaw fails to dent LCBO beer demand - figures
2016-06-15 16:02:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Beer and cider sales for Ontario's state alcohol monopoly jumped more than 10% in its latest fiscal year as a thawing in Prohibition-era regulations failed to dent demand.
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Value gap widens as premium spirits surge on - figures
2016-06-14 17:06:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The international spirits category is in danger of splitting in two as continued solid growth for premium brands glossed over big declines elsewhere, new IWSR figures for 2015 show.
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Millions of animal 'trophies' exported across borders, figures show
2016-06-14 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Around 1.7m animal trophies have been exported across borders by hunters in the last decade, with at least 200,000 of them endangered species, according to a new report. US hunters are by far the largest killers of trophy animals, including half of all the 11,000 lions shot in the last decade, the report found. The issue came to global attention in July 2015, after a US dentist paid more than $50,000 to kill a lion called Cecil, who was being tracked by conservation scientists. The report...
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Scottish greenhouse gas figures due
2016-06-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scotland has exceeded a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 42% - six years early. New statistics show its 2014 emission levels were 45.8% lower than in 1990. The Scottish government had set a target to reduce emissions by at least 42% by 2020, and 80% by 2050. Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham welcomed the "outstanding progress" and confirmed that the government would now set a "new and more testing 2020 target". Figures published on the Scottish government's website...
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