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Fracking Chemicals Found in Drinking Water, New Study Says
2015-05-05 15:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: If you ask communities on the frontline of the fracking industry in the U.S. what their greatest concern is about the controversial technology, often the reply is the threat to their drinking water. The fracking industry replies in the way it always does to these concerns: it downplays the risks with an arrogance that verges on indifference. The standard reply from the industry is that fracking cannot contaminate water as the fracking rocks are normally thousands of feet below drinking aquifers...
Climate change's future can be mapped with nature's clock expert says
2015-05-03 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: It may not be among the most well known types of study, but according to outdoor columnist Frank Ritcey, phenology (not to be confused with phrenology) is among the most important. "The short version is that phenology is the study of the timing of events in natural world," Ritcey told North by Northwest's Sheryl MacKay, careful to point out the difference between the similarly named phrenology. More specifically, he says it's a critical study for naturalists and to those concerned with climate...
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$15B MTA budget gap won't be plugged by fare hikes, Prendergast says
2015-04-30 09:32:14| Railroads - Topix.net
MTA president Thomas F. Prendergast speaks to the press after a board meeting in lower Manhattan on April 29, 2015. Photo Credit: Yeong-Ung Yang MTA president Thomas F. Prendergast speaks to the press after a board meeting in lower Manhattan on April 29, 2015.
Weak dollar fails to dent demand for trans-Tasman flights, Air New Zealand CEO says
2015-04-30 08:03:49| Airlines - Topix.net
The number of Australians travelling to New Zealand over the last year had increased about 6 per cent despite the currency closing in on parity in recent months. Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says demand for flights across the Tasman remains strong despite a weak Australian dollar making New Zealand a more expensive holiday destination.
Can drones plant trees? Former NASA scientist says yes.
2015-04-27 23:39:44| Waste Management - Topix.net
This photo taken April 22, 2015, shows the intersection of Jordan Road and Martin Road in Woodland, Mich, and the banks of the Little Thornapple River which suffer from deforestation. A 13 mile stretch of the river, from North Charlton Park Road up to Jordan Lake, is riddled with debris and fallen trees.
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