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Pork Farmers Named ‘Faces of Farming’
2013-01-25 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Producers Council congratulated two pork farmers who were named Faces of Farming and Ranching national spokespeople by the US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance.
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Southwest Faces Looming Threats From Climate Change
2013-01-24 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The American Southwest, which is already the hottest and driest region of the nation, is likely to become even hotter and drier in the next few decades thanks in part to the ongoing effects of human-generated greenhouse gases. That's the verdict of the draft National Climate Assessment report, the product of a federal advisory committee charged with assessing how climate change has already affected the U.S., and what the future holds. Projected changes in average temperature (°F) from observed...
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Obama faces Keystone dilemma after Senate urges pipeline approval
2013-01-24 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama faced intense pressure to break with his inauguration day promise on climate change on Thursday, after a bipartisan majority in the Senate urged approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The letter from 53 senators said there was no reason for Obama to deny the pipeline as campaigners are demanding because the project had now undergone exhaustive environmental review. The letter, signed by Democrats as well as Republicans, underlined the high political cost to Obama of living up...
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VIDEO: UK faces an 'uncertainty premium'
2013-01-24 12:19:00| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The head of US-based investor Pimco Mohamed El-Erian says Britain economically would be less well off if it left Europe.
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Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima
2013-01-24 07:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan may face a total nuclear shutdown in the summer for the second time since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster as the country's two operating reactors close for maintenance and tough new safety checks keep the rest of the fleet offline. That could force Japan to import even more fossil fuels for power generation, adding to an onerous energy bill that helped push the country into a record trade deficit in 2012. "It is unlikely that any of the idled reactors will re-start prior to September...
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