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Scientists hunt for native plants to fight incendiary invader of the West
2014-08-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: SEEKING: A local; late bloomer with a desire to put down deep roots. Must be comfortable with dry spells and an occasional fiery outburst. Ability to outfox strong, hot competition will be crucial. The desired partner here is not of the human variety. For scientists with the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Bureau of Land Management and anyone else who's contending with America's worsening wildfire problem, the ideal match would be a plant capable of crowding out cheatgrass, one of the West's most...
Obama Action Group Joins Fight Against Christie's Climate Pact Exit
2014-08-09 06:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate News: Environmental activists who have been campaigning for three years to get New Jersey to rejoin a regional cap-and-trade system have a potent new ally: Organizing for Action, President Obamas grassroots lobbying operation. OFA's role in the New Jersey fight showed up as the state held a hearing on Friday on its controversial exit three years ago from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, a carbon trading pact. The hearing was called after a state judge ruled earlier this year that Gov....
IBM unveils new chip; GMO fight; Overtaxed on plane tickets; Lipitor lawsuits
2014-08-08 15:32:08| IT Services - Topix.net
International Business Machines claims its latest microchip simulates the human brain in its processes, thus making it far better at certain tasks than traditional microchip designs.
The GMO Fight Ripples Down the Food Chain
2014-08-08 06:38:13| Food - Topix.net
Genetically modified foods, or GMOs, are in an estimated 80% of packaged foods. Some companies, like Ben & Jerry's, are trying to go GMO-free.
The US Forest Service is running out of money to fight wildfires
2014-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Forest Service would blow through its firefighting budget by the end of August -- months before the fiscal year ends in October. Once that happens, the agency will need to divert as much as $500 million from other programs that are intended to prevent future wildfires. The agency is currently grappling with 30 large fires in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. So far, this fire season has been below average in terms of acres...
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