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West Coast Port five-year contract ratified

2015-05-22 14:04:48| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The members of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have ratified a five-year labour contract with the union representing longshore and warehouse workers on the West Coast.

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In Coast Guard commencement address, Obama buoys climate change

2015-05-21 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNN: President Barack Obama used his commencement speech to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday, to focus on a topic he called an immediate national security threat: climate change. "Climate change will impact every country on the planet. No nation is immune," the President told the 218 graduating cadets. "Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how our military...

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Efforts Underway to Scrub Spilled Oil from California Coast

2015-05-21 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Slicks of oil that spilled into California coastal waters from an onshore pipeline spanned a total of 9 miles Wednesday, and a company official said the line was operating at full capacity when it broke, suggesting much more oil escaped than initially estimated. The oil that spilled Tuesday off southern Santa Barbara County formed two slicks, said Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Williams, one of two federal response coordinators. Before a morning flyover, the oil was estimated to span 4 miles of...

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Burst Pipeline Spills Crude Oil on California Coast

2015-05-21 07:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: Thousands of gallons of black smelly crude oil that spilled from a broken pipeline Tuesday in the California coastal county of Santa Barbara has fouled popular beaches and spread across nine miles of ocean. Reported by a passerby early Tuesday afternoon, the spill occurred near Refugio State Park west of the city of Santa Barbara. Officials have closed the popular park and have also closed El Capitan State Beach over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Officials said up to 105,000 gallons could...

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In Coast Guard Commencement, Pres. Obama to Link Climate Change to National Security

2015-05-20 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: President Obama warned Wednesday that climate change is a growing and "serious threat" to national security, tying severe weather to the rise of Boko Haram and the civil war in Syria. In his latest bid to turn up political pressure on Republicans over the environment, Obama challenged 218 graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to take the threats of climate as serious as they would a ship in peril on the seas. "You dont sit back; you take steps to protect your ship," Obama said. "Anything...

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