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Great Ape Populations Threatened by Vegetable Oil
2014-07-12 00:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Great ape populations are literally losing ground as the demand for vegetable oil threatens their Southeast Asian habitats, according to a new analysis. Forests in Southeast Asia are being converted into oil palm plantations to feed people's growing need for vegetable oil, bringing trouble for great apes native to the area, particularly orangutans. "The first step is to get this issue on the forefront of public awareness and on the agenda of companies active in Africa and governments, both...
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Rupture of Aging Tar Sands Pipeline Beneath Great Lakes Would Devastate People, Planet and Economy
2014-07-11 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Because the strong currents in the Straits of Mackinac reverse direction every few days, a rupture of the oil pipeline beneath the channel would quickly contaminate shorelines miles away in both lakes Michigan and Huron, according to a new University of Michigan (U-M) study commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation. In one scenario examined in the study and accompanying animations, oil from a hypothetical pipeline break reached Mackinac Island and Round Island after 12 hours and Bois Blanc...
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VIDEO: Tough Mudder: A great away day?
2014-07-08 12:17:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
It is perhaps not everyone's idea of team bonding or your company away day, but the founder of Tough Mudder is banking annual revenues of more than $100m (58m).
Get Organized: How to Unsend a Gmail Message, Plus More Great Google Tricks
2014-07-07 22:37:51| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
If you hit 'Send' too soon, you can still stop that Gmail email from going through—but only if you take these steps first.
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EDF Renewable Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement With Great Plains Energy For 150-MW Slate Creek Wind Project
2014-07-07 11:34:19| pollutiononline Home Page
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) recently announced the company has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Great Plains Energy, parent company of Midwestern utilities, Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations, for the 150-megawatt (MW) Slate Creek Wind Project in Kansas
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