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Epic Drought Blamed for Ban on Fireworks in Bone-Dry States
2015-07-03 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Gathering in a local park with neighbors to watch city-sponsored fireworks or shooting off (sometimes illegal) fireworks in the backyard have become a time-honored way of celebrating the 4th. But thanks to the ongoing drought, some communities on the west coast have eliminated their city-sponsored fireworks displays while many more have clamped down on personal fireworks. And fire departments across the country are on high alert over concern that illegal fireworks could fuel brush fires that turn...
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Water Use Fracking Has Skyrocketed, Stressing Drought-Ridden States
2015-07-01 16:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fracking operations in the U.S. have gotten thirstier in the last 15 years, consuming more than 28 times the water they did a mere 15 years ago. A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the American Geophysical Union, shows that not only has the number of such operations grown as fracking has expanded its reach and improved technology has allowed drilling in harder to reach locations, but individual wells are consuming more water as well. The median amount of water...
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Robert Redford Urges Heads of States to Agree on Climate Change at UN
2015-06-30 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford addressed the United Nations Monday, urging world leaders to take bold and immediate action on climate change and to adopt a climate agreement at a global climate conference in December. Redford, who referred to himself as an actor by trade but...an activist by nature, spoke at a high-level event on climate change attended by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, international diplomats and climate activists. The 78-year-old, who founded the Sundance...
Gulf States Label goes digital with reftrofit unit from Colordyne and Styers
2015-06-30 07:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
The Texas-based converter is also working Spinnaker Coating and Colordyne to expand its product offering.
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Southern States Introduces the MACI - Magnetically Actuated Closed Indicator
2015-06-29 16:03:00| Transmission & Distribution World
. Southern States MACI introduces patented magnetic technology to provide highly-visible, foolproof indication of proper switch closure, thus minimizing the potential risk of significant costs associated with unplanned power outages. T&D World's The Briefing Room read more
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