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Oil glut stirs debate over US crude exports

2014-01-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Houston Chronicle: As a new year dawns in the nation`s capital, the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a few years ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states? The climb in domestic crude production has created a dilemma for both lawmakers and the White House, who are facing new pressure from oil companies to relax the nation`s 38-year-old ban on exports of the unprocessed product. The current...

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Alleged cure for dengue in Indonesia stirs debate

2013-12-30 12:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: A controversial herbal drug for dengue has been claimed by its inventor to have passed the third phase of clinical trial in Indonesia, and the claims about 'cure for dengue' have been making rounds on the internet, but some scientists have questioned any such claims as unsubstantiated. The alleged drug was invented by Max Reynolds, a retired Australian scientist from Griffith University, using the concentrate of Melaleuca alternifolia, also known as tea tree, a shrub native to Australia. The...

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Fracking Pipeline Stirs Controversy in Bluegrass State

2013-12-22 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The land agent first came knocking on Vivian and Dean Houses door in July. They sat on the patio of the retired couples 85-acre farm in this Central Kentucky town and chatted. The guy was friendly, the kind of guy Dean could talk to about fishing. He put the couple at ease and told them his company was interested in running a pipeline through their land. They were later offered more than $165,000 to sign easements. This map shows the proposed route through Pennsylvania, West Virginia,...

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Iac PR director Justine Sacco stirs anger with inflammatory tweet

2013-12-22 15:21:42| Apparel - Topix.net

Justine Sacco, the chief communications director for IAC, who represents brands like OKCupid - as proudly seen on her jacket - is in hot water after tweeting out a racist joke that's getting few laughs.

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