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'Whole world at risk' from simultaneous droughts, famines, epidemics: scientists
2013-12-17 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An international scientific research project known as the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISI-MIP), run by 30 teams from 12 countries, has attempted to understand the severity and scale of global impacts of climate change. The project compares model projections on water scarcity, crop yields, disease, floods among other issues to see how they could interact. The series of papers published by the Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that policymakers...
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UPDATE: WORLD: PVH issues ban on angora wool products
2013-12-17 15:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
PVH Corp, owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, has joined a number of apparel firms in banning the use of angora in all of its products after an investigation by animal rights group PETA exposed "shocking" conditions in the industry.
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The year fracking shook the world
2013-12-17 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The pumping of water, sand and chemicals underground at pressure to crack rocks and release gas dominated headlines in 2013. Fracking for shale gas, even if the process has not actually been producing much energy beyond its homeland in the US, has barely been out of the public consciousness. In the UK, drilling for oil by fracking explorers Cuadrilla in Sussex roused one of the biggest environmental protests in years, as thousands marched outside the village of Balcombe and Green party MP Caroline...
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Aggreko wins the double after securing World Cup and Commonwealth Games contracts
2013-12-17 12:26:57| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Temporary generator giant Aggreko won the double after picking up contracts to power the World Cup in Brazil and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- AND -- A STRANGER'S GIFT
2013-12-16 22:58:37| Cattle Today
Aunt Pinky listened to the howling wind rattle the windows of her kitchen. She heard the icy sleet pelt against the glass. The lights flickered. She said a quick prayer that if the power went out that it would be for only a little while.
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