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Stocks dip after oil sinks, bad news from Europe
2014-10-27 18:01:33| Food - Topix.net
The city of Detroit made its final argument Monday to get out of bankruptcy, saying creative deals with creditors and other key factors have put it in position to scrub its books less than 16 months after filing the... A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three. A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the gunman.
Melting Arctic increasing the chance of cold winters in Europe and Asia
2014-10-27 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Loss of ice in the Arctic triggered by global warming could result in more severe winters in Europe and central Asia, as freezing air from altered wind patterns would be pushed southwards, according to new research. Warming global temperatures driven by increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions have caused a rapid sea ice loss in the Arctic, which in also accelerating global warming, as sun light ends up into the ocean instead of being reflected away, therefore causing ocean temperatures to...
Cold Winters in Europe, Asia Linked to Sea Ice Decline
2014-10-26 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: In the latest study to look at the possible connection between the precipitous decline of Arctic sea ice and extreme weather over the Northern Hemisphere, researchers found that cold winters over Europe and Asia were twice as likely thanks to sea ice decline in a particular part of the Arctic. The proposed connection between the precipitous decline of Arctic sea ice and extreme weather over North America, Europe and Asia has garnered a lot of public attention in recent years, particularly after...
Italian lawmakers plan free Wi-Fi to bridge digital gap with Europe
2014-10-26 07:24:23| Wireless - Topix.net
Italian lawmakers have put forward a proposal for free Wi-Fi in thousands of public places to bridge a gap with other European countries in broadband penetration, e-government and other digital servies that is dragging on the economy. Under the plan, large shops, taxis, airports, law courts and other public places would have to set up an Internet connection and offer no-password wireless access free.
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The Simple Reason Behind Why Europe Can Have Climate Targets and the U.S. Can't
2014-10-25 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthdig: The European Union climate summit has agreed to cut emissions by 40% by 2030, after hard bargaining by Poland and the UK failed to derail an agreement. The 28 nations of the EU also agreed to improve energy efficiency by 27% over the next decade and a half, and to ensure a continent-wide proportion of at least 27% renewable energy market share. In contrast, the production of carbon dioxide in the US increased in 2013, from roughly by 2.5 percent at a time when scientists are frantically signaling...
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