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Policy uncertainty threatens renewable energy development
2014-09-01 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vanguard: The development of renewable energy will slow down over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said in its latest third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report. This gives credence to what the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria, NAPTIN, Director-General, Mr. Reuben Okeke recently said that renewable energy will not give the quantum megawatts needed to effectively grow the Nigerian economy. Okeke had said that western...
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development
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California Drought Threatens Nation's Most Productive Farming Valley
2014-08-30 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: In the rich farmland of the San Joaquin Valley it's summertime , peak growing season for many crops. But every sunbaked, scorching day brings another test of water reserves in a region running on empty. The dearth of irrigation water from rivers or reservoirs has forced growers in the valley 80 miles north of Los Angeles to rely almost entirely on water pumped from wells. "I'm worried from a couple of standpoints," said grower Stuart Woolf, as he stood in a field of tomatoes at harvest time....
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RUSSIA: Threatens western apparel and textile import ban
2014-08-26 17:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Officials at Russia's industry ministry have said that, should additional US and European Union sanctions be imposed, Russia may retaliate with a complete ban on imports of clothing and textiles from the EU and the US.
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RUSSIA: Threatens ban on western apparel and textile imports
2014-08-26 17:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Officials at Russia's industry ministry have said that should additional US and European Union sanctions be imposed, Russia may retaliate with a complete ban on imports of clothing and textiles from the EU and the US.
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apparel
russia
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Climate Change Threatens Agriculture: ADB
2014-08-23 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sunday Leader: Climate change will affect South Asia more than most other regions. South Asias weather is likely to become hotter than the global average, while monsoon rains and heavy storms will increase in most parts of the region. Mountainous countries would face increased flooding and landslides, while the coastal countries of the region such as Sri Lanka, are likely to be partly inundated by sea-level rise. This could lead to widespread degradation of Sri Lankas coastal and agricultural resources and could...
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agriculture
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