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Oregon train derailment spills oil, sparks fire
2016-06-04 10:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky and leading to evacuations. The accident happened around noon near the town of Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved eight cars filled with oil, and one was burning, said Ken Armstrong, state Forestry Department spokesman. No injuries have been reported. About 200 students were evacuated from an elementary and middle school near...
Hermes under fire again over exotic skin use
2016-06-02 13:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Luxury retailer Herms has once again come under fire over the sale of handbags made from exotic skins, after animal rights activists confronted the group's CEO at its AGM in Paris this week.
Illinois EPA Cites GMI Recycling Services After Tire Fire
2016-05-27 14:48:00| Waste Age
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has cited a facility where a tire fire occurred earlier this week. read more
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Experts wont blame Fort Macs fire on climate change. Neither should we
2016-05-25 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: We need to talk about climate change. That was the headline on an article by Eric Holthaus in Slate magazine earlier this month as the Fort McMurray fire disaster raged. Holthaus is a U.S. meteorologist who in 2013 gave up air travel after he said he once broke down in tears at the airport over climate and decided he just couldnt fly any more. Since climate change is such a pressing global problem, wrote Holthaus about Fort McMurray, theres no better time to have that conversation than now...
Fire Shuts Down Ivanpah Solar Generating Tower
2016-05-24 18:18:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A small fire shut down a generating tower last week at the world's largest solar power plant, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California. read more
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