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Q&A: Richard Keller says social interventions are helping minimize world health crises
2016-07-31 06:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Capital Times: Richard Keller tells students in his medical history and global health classes not to look for happy endings. This is pretty depressing material. But of course there are important moments when we see solutions beginning to emerge, when we see human solidarity coming together to solve a problem, said Keller, a professor of medical history and bioethics at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Keller, 47, focuses on the historical and cultural dimensions of...
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Sand Wars The Battle for Sand in a World Focused on Construction
2016-07-29 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Demand for sand is higher than ever before; it is currently the most consumed resource after fresh water. Just like our other treasured and overstretched resources, our finite supply of sand is running out. The insatiable, unsustainable appetite is forcing up prices and rates of sand theft across the globe. These so called Sand wars are the culmination of demand and competition for the resource. In order to minimise environmental damage and curb illegal sand trades, we need to find better extraction...
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NGOs: World Banks New Safeguards Weaken Protections
2016-07-29 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: After a four-year review of its environmental and social safeguards, the World Bank has released an updated set of safeguards in the newly drafted document "Environmental and Social Framework." But nongovernmental organizations say the safeguards have been weakened, not strengthened. The Bank says the safeguards review and update is part of a larger modernization effort within the institution, which includes separate reviews of Investment Lending, to which the safeguard policies are applied, and...
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World Trade Center, 127 SW Salmon St
2016-07-29 00:38:45| PortlandOnline
Construction - Roof Maintenance 6/27 to 8/17 PDF Document, 605kbCategory: Northwest and Inner Southwest Portland (NWNW)
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DP World and TIPC collaborate to develop Taiwans Kaohsiung Port
2016-07-28 01:00:00| Ship Technology
UAE-based DP World has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state-run Taiwan International Ports (TIPC) for development of Kaohsiung Ports Terminal 7 in Taiwan.
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