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Colombia Battles to Control Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea
2014-04-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
COLOMBIA - The authorities are working to help pig farmers bring the current outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) under control, focusing on unauthorised slaughterhouses and the vehicles that transport the animals and risk spreading the virus further.
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Romania town battles Chevron on shale gas
2014-04-13 10:12:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
US energy major Chevron, shielded by barbed wire, under police protection and under fire from egg throwers, is in trouble in Romania with villagers angry at its drive to drill for shale gas.
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Climate change will 'lead to battles for food' says head of World Bank
2014-04-03 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Battles over water and food will erupt within the next five to 10 years as a result of climate change, the president of the World Bank said as he urged those campaigning against global warming to learn the lessons of how protesters and scientists joined forces in the battle against HIV. Jim Yong Kim said it was possible to cap the rise in global temperatures at 2C but that so far there had been a failure to replicate the "unbelievable" success of the 15-year-long coalition of activists and scientists...
Two Arrested Protesting Strip Mine as Community Battles Worlds Largest Coal Company
2014-03-28 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: While Peabody Energy may have hired a notorious public relations firm to hawk its international ad campaign, a village trustee and her rural farming community have exposed the devastating legacy of the worlds largest coal company near its historic Illinois beginnings. Meet Judy Kellen and the courageous community of Rocky Branch in Saline County, IL, whose battle to save their farms, homes and cherished Shawnee Hills from Peabody Energys proposed strip mine expansion is turning out to be one of...
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Chinese cities open up green car markets as government battles pollution
2014-03-21 02:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Three of China's biggest cities are helping consumers pay for a range of electric cars, heeding calls to encourage the sale of green vehicles that the government sees helping tackle pollution. China's smoggy skies topped the agenda at the annual parliamentary session this year, while Premier Li Keqiang in January demonstrated the importance of green cars by visiting a factory of BYD Co Ltd, maker of the e6 pure electric car. The government wants to put 10 times more e-cars on the road by next...
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