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Methane hazard lurks in Boston's aging, leaking gas pipes, study says
2016-04-01 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Hidden beneath Boston lies a vast network of aging iron and steel pipes that leak natural gas from thousands of points under the city. A small number of these leaks emit large volumes of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, while others pose an immediate explosion hazard, according to a recent peer-reviewed study published in the journal Environmental Pollution. The study looked at 100 randomly selected leaks from leak-prone cast iron pipes, the oldest of which had been in service since 1893. Fifteen...
India and China will suffer severe water stress by 2050, says study
2016-04-01 07:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Monitor: Parts of Asia are likely to suffer severe water stress by the middle of this century, according to a new study by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, considered major developing nations notably India and China and modeled their water-use trajectories if no action is taken to restrain either growth or anthropogenic climate change. Under such circumstances, the researchers found that both countries had a roughly...
VW dealer class action hinges on make meeting, lawyer says
2016-03-31 21:51:39| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
VW has provided dealers with several forms of financial assistance to get them through the emissions crisis, including easier targets for sales bonuses and lump-sum "discretionary" payments that VW has wired to dealer accounts each month. A prominent dealer attorney says he is prepared to file a class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen on behalf of U.S. dealers who have sustained damage in the wake of VW's emissions scandal.
N.S. in denial on racial profiling, first black lieutenant-governor says
2016-03-31 21:36:43| Grocery - Topix.net
Nova Scotia's first black lieutenant-governor says the province is in a state of denial when it comes to racial profiling, saying she has often been the victim of "shopping while black" since she left her viceregal post four years ago. Mayann Francis says she decided to speak out this week after Nova Scotia-based grocery chain Sobeys Inc. announced it will appeal a human rights inquiry decision that found one of its Halifax stores discriminated against a black customer.
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1 in 5 Companies Had a Security Breach, New Study Says
2016-03-30 18:59:50| Wireless - Topix.net
In fact, according to a new study , at least one in five organizations have had a security breach, mostly due to mobile devices. Most incidents occurred because of malicious hotspots or malware.
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