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States Woo Food Companies with Generous Financial Incentives

2016-04-14 18:58:00| Food Processing

Fewer new-plant projects but richer subsidies are offered as states compete for greenfield projects.

United States: Drought threatens California despite El Nino

2016-04-13 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AFP: Last winter, El Nino-driven storms dumped much-needed snow and rain over California, boosting reservoir levels and fuelling hopes the parched state's four-year drought might end. But despite the brief respite, experts say the record drought is here to stay. The El Nino weather phenomenon -- caused when a rise in the Pacific Ocean's temperature triggers intense precipitation -- has provided only "a band-aid on a gaping wound,' says Julien Emile-Geay, a paleoclimatologist at the University of...

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States' Natural Gas Storage Work Group Collecting Information

2016-04-12 04:37:37| oilandgasonline Home Page

A national Natural Gas Storage Work Group led by states from across the country, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) announced recently that it has begun collecting pertinent information from participating states to proactively aid in progressing state natural gas storage programs and addressing regulatory challenges.

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Hazard Warnings Issued In 6 US States Due to Natural and Induced Earthquakes

2016-04-11 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: Earthquakes happen every day, but most of the time, they are too deep to be felt by humans. However, experts are continuously mapping fault lines and studying the movements of the earth to predict and warn the public of possible disastrous earthquakes. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a study stating the most Earthquake-vulnerable states, which include Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Arkansas. According to the USGS Hazards Program, from 1973 to 2008,...

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