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California wildfire threatens homes near Sequoia National Park
2014-06-16 21:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A California wildfire that has already destroyed three structures and blackened some three square miles of forest land near Sequoia National Park was threatening 1,000 more homes on Monday, officials said. More than 1,100 firefighters were battling the so-called Shirley Fire, which erupted on Friday evening on the park's outskirts northeast of Bakersfield and prompted the evacuation of several foothill communities. The flames jumped containment lines on Saturday, fueled by high winds and dry brush,...
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White House Threatens to Veto Ag Appropriations Bill
2014-06-16 12:55:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The House of Representatives began consideration of the fiscal year 2015 agriculture appropriations bill under the threat of a veto by the White House. read more
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Coffee Crop Disease, Spurred by Climate Change, Threatens Latin America's Economic Foundation
2014-06-14 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Latin Post: Much of Latin America's identity is shaped by coffee; its importance is difficult to overstate. Beyond being a delicacy and a morning-time motivator in Latin America and abroad, it is one of Latin America's major exports, sustaining independent farmers in rural areas as well as corporate bankers in metropolitan areas. But the last decade has proven difficult: changing climate patterns have exaggerated plagues and droughts in the region, and this has produced less than desirable conditions for...
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Climate changes threatens Americas king corn
2014-06-13 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The days of "king corn" could be numbered as climate change brings higher temperatures and water shortages to America`s farmland, a new report warned on Wednesday. Nearly one third of U.S. farmland is devoted to raising corn and the country produces about 40 percent of the world`s corn crop. But the $1.7 trillion industry - the equivalent of Australia`s GDP - is under threat from water shortages, heat waves, and unpredictable rainfall caused by climate change. "Corn is an essential input to...
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The 'King of Coal' Threatens to Sue EPA For Lying About Climate Change
2014-06-11 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: The largest independent producer of coal in the U.S. insists that climate change is a lie, and he's threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency to make it shut up. Robert Murray, the founder of Murray Energy, says that the EPAs assertion that climate change exists violates the U.S. Data Quality Act, which requires government agencies to use only objective informational input to form its opinions. Murray asserts that the EPAs new regulations on carbon emissions from existing coal plants...
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