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Mayors Respond to Papal Prompting With Climate Pledges
2015-07-24 00:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Climate change is real, it is caused by human activities and humans have a responsiblity to control it, mayors from around the world declared Tuesday during a meeting at the Vatican convened by Pope Francis to fight global warming and human trafficking. The Vatican`s Pontifical Academy of Sciences invited the more than 60 mayors to a two-day conference entitled "Modern slavery and climate change: the commitment of cities" to influence world leaders ahead of the United Nations climate summit in...
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13 Climate Activists Gather on Heathrow Runway Prompting Flight Disruptions
2015-07-13 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change activists have chained themselves together on the northern runway at Heathrow, with the airport warning of some delays and cancellations for passengers. Thirteen demonstrators from direct action group Plane Stupid cut through a perimeter fence and entered the northern runway at 3.30am on Monday. Activists wore armlocks and lay on the runway, where police brought heavy machinery to cut them free. Plane Stupid said the protesters one of whom was dressed as a polar bear were campaigning...
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Southwest Airlines flies south of the border, prompting fare cuts
2015-05-18 09:46:16| Airlines - Topix.net
A passenger checks in luggage at the Southwest Airlines counter at Love Field in Dallas. The airline announced new routes to Mexico and Central America, prompting competitors to match the low fares.
Bird flu found in heart of US poultry region, prompting import restrictions from countries
2015-03-13 14:19:47| Food - Topix.net
Mexico, the biggest buyer of United States chicken, and other major countries imposed new import restrictions on Thursday after a virulent form of bird flu was found at the heart of America's poultry region. The virus' discovery in Arkansas is expected to prompt similar moves by up to 40 more countries, and the restrictions are likely to depress prices and hurt US poultry producers, economists said.
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CA: BART Cuts Wi-Fi Service, Prompting Threats of Legal Action
2014-12-30 15:37:01| Wireless - Topix.net
Dec. 30--BART announced Monday that it had terminated an agreement with its Wi-Fi provider, but while the transit agency says it was simply ending a trial period, the company's CEO accused BART officials of illegally backing out of a long-term contract. In 2009, BART signed what was billed as an exclusive 20-year contract with Sacramento's WiFi Rail, which agreed to provide the service.
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