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Toxic Algae Invade Guatemalas Treasured Lake Atitlan

2015-08-21 07:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: A thick bloom of algae known as cyanobacteria appeared in Lake Atitlan on August 3, the first such occurrence since 2009. But help appears to be on the way in the form of funds to upgrade the waste water treatment system and water supply in the Atitlán basin. Located in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range, Lake Atitlan is the deepest lake in Central America and one of the most beautiful. The surrounding area became a national park in 1955. An infestation of microalgae...

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Signe Wilkinson: A view of Cuba, before Starbucks and Chipotle invade

2015-07-10 13:50:20| Apparel - Topix.net

Simultaneously, on multiple continents, the brilliant Germans, Turks, Argentinians, Mexicans, and other Americans at the Havana guesthouse where we were all staying had hatched the unique idea that they needed to get to Cuba before Starbucks, Chipotle and Urban Outfitters do. One local guide claimed that U.S. tourism was up 36 percent from December, when Raul Castro and President Obama become BFFs.

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Republican contenders invade Iowa to talk up ethanol and court rich donors

2015-03-09 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Nine potential presidential contenders came to corn country this weekend to kiss the ring of Bruce Rastetter, the breakthrough Republican donor of the early but very much active 2016 election cycle. But with his pet issue of ethanol subsidies becoming an increasingly charged issue, the Iowa Agriculture Summit was all about paying tribute to the stalk. Democratic presidential contenders were invited, and advocacy group Americas Renewable Future, one of the summit main sponsors, employed equal...

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