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Report: Climate change threatens U.S. energy sources
2013-07-11 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change and extreme weather already are causing disruptions in the U.S. energy supply that are likely to worsen as more intense storms, higher temperatures and more frequent droughts occur, the government says in a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Energy Department, says blackouts and other problems caused by Superstorm Sandy and other extreme weather events are likely to be repeated across the country as an aging energy infrastructure struggles to adapt to rising seas, higher...
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Quebec oil-train tragedy triggered oil spill that threatens water supplies
2013-07-09 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The deadly oil-train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on Saturday also sparked an environmental disaster. An oil sheen has stretched more than 60 miles down a river thats used as a source of drinking water. By Tuesday morning, 13 people had been confirmed dead and some 37 were still missing after runaway train cars loaded with fracked crude from North Dakota derailed in the town and ignited. Lac-Mégantic`s fire chief said the fire is now under control, but a small area of town is still off...
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Monsoon Threatens Hawaii's Papaya Crop: Watch Out for the Anti-Crop Biotech Storm Crusade
2013-07-04 03:24:37| Biotech - Topix.net
According to the Genetic Literacy Project , biotechnology innovators rescued the Rainbow papaya in Hawaii from extinction.
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Spying row threatens EU-US talks
2013-07-01 16:59:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The French president warns that there can be no negotiations over a major US-EU trade deal unless Washington gives guarantees on spying.
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Texas Senate blowup threatens lt. gov.'s future
2013-06-28 21:38:20| Electronics - Topix.net
With the crowd in the Texas Senate gallery chanting at deafening levels, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst stood at the podium with his hands in his pockets as his fellow Republicans pleaded and shouted for order.
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