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Climate change: swift political action can avert a carbon dioxide crisis
2013-05-12 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The news that concentrations of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere reached a level of 400 parts per million last week might not appear to have immediate significance. The level is only a couple of units higher than last year, after all. Yet the development has undoubted importance. With the realisation that carbon dioxide levels have achieved that symbolic 400ppm figure, it is now clear that two decades of warnings from scientists have fallen on deaf ears and that our leaders have failed completely...
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Norwegian workers avert strike with last minute wage rise
2013-04-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
A last minute deal agreed on Monday to hike wages of offshore oil and gas workers in Norway averted a strike that could have severly disrupted the industry, as well causing flight traffic and shutting other key industries.
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U.N. bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis
2013-03-15 08:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity. Droughts cause more deaths and displacement than floods or earthquakes, making them the world's most destructive natural hazard, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, one of the groups taking part. "We must boost national capacity to cope before droughts occur," Ann Tutwiler, FAO deputy director-general told the five-day talks on drought in...
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Futures mixed as Washington tries to avert crisis
2013-01-23 15:51:14| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 4 points to 13,692. The broader S&P futures have lost 1.7 points to 1,487.70. Nasdaq futures are up 2.5 points to 2,753.50. McDonald's Corp.
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Futures mixed as Washington tries to avert crisis
2013-01-23 15:15:34| Electronics - Topix.net
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 4 points to 13,692. The broader S&P futures have lost 1.7 points to 1,487.70. Nasdaq futures are up 2.5 points to 2,753.50. McDonald's Corp.
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