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In Santiago, Climate Change Fuels Choking Air Pollution
2015-06-23 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Thick clouds of heavy smog hung low in Santiago on Monday, a day of exceptional filth in Chiles pollution-stricken capital city. The haze forced more than 1,300 businesses to close after authorities declared an environmental emergency, the first of its kind since 1999. Approximately 80 percent of the citys 1.7 million cars were forced to park, and 100 percent of the citys 7 million people were warned to avoid outdoor activity. The warning was prudent one of the last times this happened, an...
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Glaxo withdraws MaxiNutrition creatine milk over choking concerns
2015-03-23 23:36:12| Biotech - Topix.net
In-bottle creatine crystallisation is behind a full UK recall of GlaxoSmithKline-owned MaxiNutrition Cyclone Milk products over choking concerns. GSK implemented the recall after customer complaints a spokesperson told us today.
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The choking problem of Asia air pollution
2015-01-28 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: At the age of 13, Tan Yi Han could not see the edge of his schoolyard. It was 1998 in Singapore, the wealthy city-state known for its tidy streets and clean, green image. But for much of that particular school year, clouds of smoke shrouded the skyline. The record-setting air pollution, which had begun in 1997 and lasted for months, caused a 30% spike in hospital visits. It would later be remembered as one of South East Asia's worst-ever "haze episodes'. Haze episodes have occurred in South East...
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U.S. sugar refiner woes mount as Mexico deal seen choking supply
2014-11-26 06:23:44| Sugar Industry News
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - At first blush, the powerful U.S. sugar industry seemed to clinch a big win last month when U.S. trade authorities struck a deal to restrict rising imports from Mexican rivals.
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U.S. sugar refiner woes mount as Mexico deal seen choking supply
2014-11-21 08:00:13| Sugar Industry News
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - At first blush, the powerful U.S. sugar industry seemed to clinch a big win last month when U.S. trade authorities struck a deal to restrict rising imports from Mexican rivals.
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