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Fire near Yosemite threatens power for San Francisco
2013-08-24 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters on Saturday battled to gain control of a fast-moving wildfire raging on the edge of Yosemite National Park that is threatening power and water supplies to San Francisco about 200 miles to the west. The so-called Rim Fire, which had grown to just over 125,000 acres as of early Saturday, remained largely unchecked with extreme terrain hampering efforts at containment. "We are making progress but unfortunately the steep terrain definitely has posed a major challenge," said Daniel...
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Nokia threatens to quit India: Report
2013-08-23 14:35:16| MobileTechNews
Nokia threatens to exit India in response to a $311M tax dispute.
Coal India Threatens Communities and Forests
2013-08-22 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rainforest Action Network: This summer, the RAN energy team has been casting our eyes around the globe and researching the impact that coal mining is having on deforestation. One of the regions that we are most concerned about is in India, where more than 1.1million hectares of forest are threatened by the expansion of open-pit coal mining. Open-pit mining entails clear-felling of forests, with impacts on forest-dependent communities, as well as endangered species such as tigers, leopards and elephants. The vast majority...
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Sugar impasse threatens sector's recovery
2013-08-21 08:58:43| Sugar Industry News
THE Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is to make a last-ditch effort today to resolve the impasse at the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) factories, which is threatening the 2013/2014 sugar crop.
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United Kingdom: 'March of the incinerators' threatens drive to recycle more rubbish
2013-08-19 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A rush to build incinerators to burn waste and break the UK's reliance on landfill is threatening the country's commitment to increase its recycling rates. As new figures reveal that recycling rates have fallen for the first time in 30 years, experts warn that the UK is in danger of building far more incineration capacity than it needs. The controversial waste disposal systems are used to produce electricity and heat for homes and industry. But there are fears that the "march of the incinerators",...
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