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McConnell's wife sits on board that opposes coal
2014-08-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courier-Journal: While Sen. Mitch McConnell is traveling Kentucky portraying himself as a friend of coal, his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, sits on the board of Bloomberg Philanthrophies, an organization that is supporting an anti-coal campaign. McConnell, a Republican seeking his sixth term in one of the nation's most-watched Senate races, also has been a staunch defender of tobacco interests. But, again, Chao is advising the Bloomberg group even as it backs a global battle against tobacco. Furthermore,...
a FedEx Corp. sits atop Tennessee companies on Fortune 500
2014-06-03 21:04:07| Air Courier - Topix.net
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. led a list of ten Tennessee-based companies to appear on the this year's Fortune 500 list.
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Arctic Sea ice sits at record low for mid-February
2014-02-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Arctic sea ice growth has slowed dramatically in recent weeks, thanks in large part to abnormally warm air and water temperatures. Sea ice now sits at record low levels for mid-February. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, as of February 18, sea ice covered about 14.36 million square kilometers in the Arctic. The previous low on this date was 14.37 million square kilometers in 2006. The main culprit -- in addition to the overall trend of global warming -- is likely the rash...
PS4 sales hit 5.3 million ahead of Japan launch, while Xbox One sits pretty at 3.6 million
2014-02-18 16:22:34| Extremetech
Sony, after declaring that its PlayStation 4 was out-selling the Xbox One almost two-to-one in January, has confirmed that it has sold a total of 5.3 million PS4s between its launch on November 15 and February 8. The Xbox One, by comparison, had sold 3 million units by the end of 2013. This is before the PS4 launches in its home country of Japan, too; once that occurs on February 22 we can expect the PS4 to surge even further ahead of the Xbox One.
iPhone explodes in 8th graders back pocket after she sits on it
2014-02-03 05:34:18| MobileTechNews
An eight grade student suffered minor burns when an iPhone exploded in her back pocket.