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World Bank rejects energy industry notion coal can cure poverty

2015-07-30 15:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The World Bank said coal was no cure for global poverty on Wednesday, rejecting a main industry argument for building new fossil fuel projects in developing countries. In a rebuff to coal, oil and gas companies, Rachel Kyte, the World Bank climate change envoy, said continued use of coal was exacting a heavy cost on some of the worlds poorest countries, in local health impacts as well as climate change, which is imposing even graver consequences on the developing world. In general globally...

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A Real World Gear Look At Wireless Microphone Systems

2015-07-29 21:03:42| Wireless - Topix.net

A lot of work has gone into making efficient use of the available RF spectrum -- check out the latest in that regard... Looming in the background of recent wireless microphone development lies the growth of high-bandwidth wireless broadband services, smart phones, digital television, and other spectrum-hungry applications. Driven by the repurposing of wide swaths of RF spectrum traditionally used for wireless mics , manufacturers are pursuing solutions so that the wireless mics and similar devices will remain viable in the future.

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World Bank works on strengthening Kyrgyzstans dairy industry

2015-07-29 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

The World Bank is partnering with the Kyrgyz Government and other players to strengthen the dairy sector of Kyrgyzstan.

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Roughly 40 Percent of World Population Unaware of Climate Change, Survey Says

2015-07-28 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Roughly 40 percent of adults worldwide have never heard of climate change, according to an analysis of global climate change awareness and risk perception published in Nature Climate Change. The percentage of people unaware of climate change rises to more than 65 percent in developing countries such as Egypt, Bangladesh, and India, whereas only 10 percent of the public is unaware in North America, Europe, and Japan. The findings indicate that strategies for securing public engagement in climate issues...

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If All the Bees in the World Die, What Would Happen to Humans?

2015-07-28 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Bees play such a crucial role in our ecosystem. Some even claim if they go extinct, we would be next. Colony Collapse Disorderthe name given to the mass die off in bee populationsis a grave problem. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the U.S. honeybee population plummeted by more than 40 percent in the last year. Many groups have called for a global ban on the class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, which have been linked to the mass die off in bees. President...

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