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Infographic: World Cup Mania on Social Media
2014-06-14 22:37:08| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
A whopping 3.6 billion people are expected to watch 64 matches over 32 days, and talk about it on social media.
World Cup host & climate leader
2014-06-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: Brazil may be struggling to be a "green" host for the World Cup, but Dan Nepstad, director of the Earth Innovation Institute, tells host Steve Curwood that Brazil is already a top winner in tackling global warming emissions, as it has reduced its tropical forest deforestation by 70% since 2005. Transcript CURWOOD: It's Living on Earth, I'm Steve Curwood. [SOUND OF VUVUZELAS] CURWOOD: That loud, raucous trumpet called the vuvuzela, dominated the soundtrack of World Cup Soccer in South...
Unesco commends Soco decision to halt drilling in world heritage site
2014-06-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has said it commends British oil and gas exploration firm Socos decision to abandon drilling plans in a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) world heritage site. Earlier this week, the firm and WWF, which had conducted a year-long campaign against its operations in the Virunga national park, released a joint statement. It stated that Soco would halt operations in the national park, commit to avoiding operations in other world heritage...
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Study: Duke Energy tops among world power companies for women in key posts
2014-06-14 00:32:28| Energy - Topix.net
A new study on women in the power and utility industry ranks Duke Energy Corp. first among the 100 largest power companies internationally for women in decision-making positions.
'Borne by the rest of the world': deforestation has global impact, reduces food security
2014-06-13 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Research indicates that areas with more forest cover tend to have superior food security compared to areas with less. In addition, the loss of forest cover to deforestation has long-term impacts not only locally, but also globally. These topics were discussed by international experts during the 2020 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Conference on Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security, held last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [The direct connection between food...
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