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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
2013-05-12 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural gas, Dickerson emitted about 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2011, akin to the pollution of about 275,000 cars. How much longer Dickerson will run depends in no small measure on the steps President Obama takes to fulfill the pledge he made in his State of the Union...
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Australia: The Clock Is Ticking on Koala Conservation
2013-04-30 10:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Australia's iconic marsupial is under threat. Formerly hunted almost to extinction for their woolly coats, koalas are now struggling to survive as habitat destruction caused by droughts and bushfires, land clearing for agriculture and logging, and mining and urban development conspire against this cuddly creature. In the past 20 years, the koala population has significantly declined, dropping by 40 percent in the state of Queensland and by a third in New South Wales (NSW). The Australian Koala...
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Ticking clock delivers a postal mystery
2013-03-01 12:51:13| Air Courier - Topix.net
The U.S. Postal Service, in order to save money, is stopping Saturday delivery of first-class mail but will continue package delivery in conjunction with United Parcel Service.
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Ticking clock delivers a postal mystery
2013-03-01 11:01:02| Trucking - Topix.net
The U.S. Postal Service, in order to save money, is stopping Saturday delivery of first-class mail but will continue package delivery in conjunction with United Parcel Service.
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