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Repeat Oil Spills Turning Peruvian Amazon into 'Sacrifice Zone' for Big Oil
2016-06-29 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Less than six months after two horrific oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon devastated Indigenous communities and the local ecosystem, yet another spill in the region has been reported. "Somehow virtually none of the profits generated by the oil industry over decades is available to ensure that Amazonian communities don't have to watch their primary sources of livelihoods--the river, the forest--become irrevocably polluted by spills." --Andrew Miller, Amazon WatchOn Friday afternoon, a leak was...
Fallen Va. Firefighters Remembered 20 Years After Sacrifice
2016-03-22 08:18:22| Auto Parts - Topix.net
Wooten, then a young captain in the department, recalls pulling up to an Advance Auto Parts store that was engulfed in thick, black smoke. He saw flames shooting from the middle of the building.
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Chinas new 5-year plan is out, and it doesnt sacrifice the environment for the economy
2016-03-18 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On Wednesday, Chinese lawmakers approved the country`s 13th Five-Year Plan, the high-level document that will guide policymaking through 2020, including the country`s approach to climate and energy policy. As the world`s second-largest economy and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China necessarily plays a role in shaping global climate policy -- and if it can deliver on the goals outlined in the plan, that role will undoubtedly expand. The plan is the first to set a national cap on energy...
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When CEOs sacrifice bonuses, do employees stick around?
2016-03-15 09:10:25| Apparel - Topix.net
To keep jittery workers from leaving after a disappointing earnings report, LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner relinquished his annual $14 million stock bonus to employees. There are two reasons employees leave companies, said Ken Oehler, the director of the global engagement practice at human resource consulting firm Aon Hewitt: "They're moving away from something unpleasant ... or toward something better."
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An end to scaling: Intels next-generation chips will sacrifice speed to reduce power
2016-02-08 14:23:12| Extremetech
Last week at ISSCC, Intel acknowledged that the next-generation chip technologies its pursuing could dramatically reduce power consumption -- but they'll simultaneously reduce speed.