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Canadian oil company threatens the survival of Perus Jaguar people
2013-05-13 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Our leaders have fought with the Government many times, but they must be deaf or they just don't respect us The Yaquerana River in the Amazon rainforest marks the border between Peru and Brazil, but to the Matsés tribe, who live on both sides of it, this international border is meaningless. To them the streams, floodplains, and white-sand forests make up an ancestral territory that is shared by the entire tribe. Today they are at risk of losing their land to a Canadian oil company which plans...
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Solar shift threatens Western producers
2013-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: US solar module maker and project developer First Solar illustrates wider industry efforts to secure new markets in a shift away from the United States and Europe. That was before the US and European imposed and planned import duties against Chinese products, which may hinder exporters seeking to tap one of the world's fastest growing markets. The European solar market shrank last year for the first time this century, and this year will be less than half the global market for the first time since...
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Warmer Climate Threatens Africas Vital Cassava Crop
2013-05-11 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: A plant which is a staple food crop for millions of people across Africa is at risk from disease as regional temperatures rise, scientists say. The plant, cassava, is a significant source of food and income, and is an important industrial crop, and there is concern that serious food shortages may result and poverty worsen. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava production and threaten the diets of 300 million people. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava...
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Environmental Group Threatens Lawsuit After City Council OKs Rail Yard
2013-05-09 22:25:37| Railroads - Topix.net
An environmental advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit Thursday following a City Council vote to approve a new rail yard for the Port of Los Angeles.
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'Beemageddon' threatens US with food disaster
2013-05-07 21:01:08| Agriculture - Topix.net
US honey bees have been dying by the tens of millions, with annual death rates of about 30 percent.
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