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Bee pesticides may 'harm developing brains unborn babies'
2013-12-17 17:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Controversial pesticides linked to declines in bee populations may harm the developing brains of unborn babies, experts at the European Food Safety Authority ruled on Tuesday. They want maximum exposure limits to the chemicals cut while more research is carried out. The experts found the chemicals "may adversely affect the development of neurons and brain structures associated with functions such as learning and memory," an EFSA statement said. "Some current guidance levels for acceptable exposure...
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Bangladesh biggest power plant will harm worlds biggest mangrove forest
2013-11-01 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Burning coal is a surefire way of damaging the climate, and harming mangroves is a surefire way of worsening climate impacts. Which makes the planned construction of Bangladeshs largest coal-fired power plant at the edge of the worlds biggest mangrove forest doubly troubling. Construction is beginning on the 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant less than 10 miles from the Sundarbans, the sweeping mangrove system that straddles Bangladesh and India, helping to protect an eastern chunk of the Subcontinent...
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Canada panel says revised Taseko mine plan may harm environment
2013-11-01 07:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A revised mine plan for Taseko Mines' New Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia still poses significant threats to the environment and nearby communities, a Canadian federal review panel said late on Thursday. Water quality in a trout-bearing lake beside the proposed mine, fish in the lake, land and resources used for traditional purposes by certain Aboriginal groups, and their cultural heritage would be most at risk from the project, the panel said. The grizzly bear population...
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Indigenous Australians 'Face Disproportionate Harm' from Climate Change
2013-10-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indigenous Australians face disproportionate harm from climate change, according to a leaked report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The second IPCC report, which is due to be released next March, also warns that climate change could swamp $226bn worth of coastal property via sea-level rises and cause the number of heatwave-related deaths in Sydney to triple by the end of the century. It says there is high agreement among scientists that Indigenous people will face significant...
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US: TPP would not harm domestic footwear firms
2013-08-21 16:29:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would gain market share at the expense of footwear suppliers in countries like China - but the trade pact would not harm the remaining domestic US jobs, a study confirms.
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