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Why world can't agree over climate change
2013-10-27 00:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: China has brought us a new English word: "Airpocalypse." The northeastern city of Harbin was paralyzed this week by terrible smog and air pollution. Visibility was down to just a few meters. Highways and schools were closed, the airport was shut down. Pedestrians could barely get around. The images are a vivid reminder of the impacts of industrial growth, especially when powered by dirty fuels like coal, which accelerates not only pollution but also climate change. The latest report from the...
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WORLD: WTO releases annual trade and tariff data
2013-10-25 15:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A comprehensive annual package of international trade and tariff data has been released by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
NSA spied on 35 world leaders according to leaked document
2013-10-25 14:32:37| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders, according to a National Security Agency document provided by its former contractor, Edward Snowden, according to The Guardian newspaper. The names of the world leaders is not disclosed in the document of 2006, and access to the 200 phone numbers of the leaders provided "little reportable intelligence," as the phones were apparently not used for sensitive discussions. The numbers, however, provided leads to other phone numbers that were subsequently targeted, according to the document.
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First Responders of the Utility World
2013-10-25 05:30:00| Transmission & Distribution World
When nature strikes with fury, utility crews move to the front lines with compassion and commitment to restore power to customers. read more
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Investors: Can Oil Companies Thrive in Warming World?
2013-10-24 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Will ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy and the world's 43 other largest fossil fuel companies be able to thrive in a business climate heavily affected by global warming? That's a question a coalition of investors, led by the sustainable business advocacy group Ceres, is asking those companies, demanding to know if they can be viable if markets or government-imposed mandates prevent them from burning all of their proven carbon reserves. "Investors are asking fossil fuels companies, what is your plan...
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