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Facebook Destroys the Web—for a Half Hour
2013-02-08 19:35:17| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
A glitch with the company's Facebook Connect program did indeed block access to many websites Thursday evening, but only for about a half hour.
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Attention investors: Climate policy could knock off half the value of fossil fuel companies
2013-02-08 18:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A recent (subscriber-only) report from HSBC Global Research helps shed some light on what`s at stake in the fight over climate policy. Short answer: a hell of a lot, especially if you`re invested in fossil fuels. The International Energy Agency says that, to have a 50 percent chance of limiting global average temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, we can only afford to burn about a third of known fossil-fuel reserves between now and 2050. That means leaving around $20 trillion worth of assets...
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Report: nearly half the timber from Mozambique to China is illegal
2013-02-07 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Forty-eight percent of the timber making its way from Mozambique's forests to Chinese companies was harvested illegally, according to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), which blames the problem on widespread corruption and poor governance. The illegal logging cost Mozambique, the world's fourth least-developed country in the world according to the UN, $29 million in tax revenue, says the report. "Despite recent commendable efforts by the Mozambican Government to control...
Report Shows How Energy Efficiency Can Cut Energy Usage in Half by 2030
2013-02-07 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy released a report today with recommendations that would put the U.S. on a path towards doubling its energy productivity by 2030. The commission, which is chaired by U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and National Grid U.S. President Tom King, is a diverse coalition of energy leaders that includes representatives from energy utilities, academia, industry and environmental groups. Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), serves...
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US: Flavoured spirits make up half of 2012 volume growth - study
2013-02-07 13:46:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Nearly half of the volume growth for spirits in the US last year came from flavoured products, according to new figures.
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