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China's giant glass bridge hit with sledgehammer
2016-06-10 01:00:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BBC Click smashes one of the panels on the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge to see how safe it is.
Malaysia palm oil giant says used as 'scapegoat' as green standards ramp up
2016-06-07 22:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One of the world's largest palm oil producers, Malaysia's IOI Group, said it has been made the "scapegoat" of an industrial watchdog's increasingly muscular approach to ending slash-and-burn deforestation by major world players. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a body of consumers, green groups and plantation firms that aims to promote the use of sustainable palm oil products, withdrew the IOI Group's "sustainability certification" in March.. The move - which followed complaints...
Is it Too Soon to Consider Removing Giant Pandas From the Endangered Species List?
2016-06-07 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Due to a breeding boom over the past few years, giant pandas are making a strong recovery. Some experts argue that the species should be removed from the critically endangered list--but is it too soon? This comes as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) undertakes an official reassessment of the pandas status. The Swiss-based organization uses a seven-point scale to gauge the risk facing animal populations. Sources have reportedly told Chinese authorities that ICUN...
Another Giant Pension Fund Divested From Oil, Coal, And Gas Companies
2016-06-07 01:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: D.C.`s $6.4 billion city government pension fund has divested from fossil fuels. In September, the District of Columbia pledged to curb its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Consistent with that aim, D.C`s Retirement Board has scrubbed its $6.4 billion pension fund of investments in the 200 largest publicly traded coal, oil and gas companies. I applaud the D.C. Retirement Board for doing right by all Washingtonians, said D.C. Council member Charles Allen. In the past, divestment...
Google Gives Away the Code for its Giant Interactive Light Wall
2016-06-02 22:08:09| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The giant wall is made out of nearly 6,000 arcade buttons.
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