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Oakland votes divest dirty energy economy based fossil fuels
2014-06-19 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Oakland city council has unveiled plans to become the fifth Californian city to move finance away from companies blamed for worsening climate change, while also banning transportation of coal in the city. The city council has unanimously approved plans to divest its funds from companies whose primary business or enterprise is extraction, production, refining, burning and distribution of any fossil fuels and put forward recommendations for city pension funds to exclude fossil fuels from their...
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London's dirty secret: worse air than Beijing
2014-06-16 11:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: China is often considered the pinnacle of air pollution in the world, but research suggests that certain streets in London may have higher levels than Beijing. With most traffic in London being run on diesel there is a higher percentage of Nitrogen Dioxide. Many European cities are suffering as air pollution is becoming a serious problem.
Blood minerals are electronics industry's dirty secret
2014-06-11 20:14:06| Electronics - Topix.net
A crackdown in the US is forcing technology firms to come clean about the source of the minerals used in their smartphones and electronics SMARTPHONE makers would prefer not to talk about it.
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Dung Beetles Do The Dirty Work For Cattle Producers
2014-06-09 18:06:00| Beef
Larry Stalcup Dung beetles boost soil fertility, and reduce parasite and fly larvae. Here are tips to use dung beetles to improve your pasture health and your cowherd's bottom line. read more
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EU proposal scraps mandatory 'dirty' label for tar sands
2014-06-05 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: European Union policymakers propose to scrap a mandatory requirement to label oil from tar sands as more polluting than other forms of crude following years of lobbying from top producer Canada, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The change removes one obstacle to Canada shipping crude from tar sands to Europe, but will be criticised by environmental campaigners. The clay-like sands have to be dug up in open-pit mines with massive shovels, or blasted with steam and pumped to the...
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