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Amid news of deadly defect, can GM restore trust?

2014-03-19 07:23:40| Automakers - Topix.net

The job will fall to its dealers. They're victims, too - but they're also the company's connection with communities.

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04.10: Deadly Diversions Book Club

2014-03-18 00:36:12| Powells Books Events Calendar

This month our mystery group meets to discuss Midnight in Peking by Paul French. Join us!

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Study: Housing developments near drying forests a deadly combination in the West

2014-03-08 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: As the climate warms, forest fires in the West increasingly will feast on acres of dry brush, growing into giants. In a cycle that will become routine, homeowners will flee, while firefighters will rush toward their houses -- and away from areas where they could be putting out wildfires. Bigger, unwiedly burns -- megafires -- are becoming the new normal, according to a new report, which points to several reasons: States such as California are getting parched more frequently by drought; housing...

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EC launches legal action against Britain over deadly air pollution

2014-02-20 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK over excessive air pollution. Last May the Supreme Court ruled that the Government was failing in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide and other air-borne contaminants. At the time judges said Britain was facing 'immediate enforcement action' and today the EC announced it would begin legal proceedings. The UK government must now either take action to reduce levels of carcinogenic...

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