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Australia: The Great Barrier Reef and coal mine that could kill it
2014-08-01 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: These are dark days for Australias Great Barrier Reef. On 29 July, the last major regulatory hurdle facing the development of Australias largest coal mine was removed by Greg Hunt, minister for the environment. The Carmichael coal mine, owned by Indias Adani Group, will cover 200 sq km and produce 60m tonnes of coal a year enough to supply electricity for 100 million people. Located in Queenslands Galilee Basin, 400km inland from the reef, it will require a major rail line, which is yet to...
Kill switch in cell phones could save consumers more than $3.4 billion annually
2014-07-30 14:32:26| Wireless - Topix.net
A new study shows consumer savings from the Kill Switch legislation exceed initial projections and now points to well over $3 billion.
Carjackers run over, kill 3 kids in Philadelphia
2014-07-26 16:46:49| Real Estate - Topix.net
Three children helping their mother operate a fruit stand were killed Friday when a stolen SUV plowed into a small crowd on a street corner.
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Rubin: Climate change inaction will kill economy
2014-07-25 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin says climate change is a "present danger" to the U.S. economy. In a Washington Post op-ed, Rubin writes that the U.S. should incorporate climate change-related finances into yearly budget expenditures for the federal government. "While we cant define future climate-change risks with precision, they should be included in economic policy, fiscal and business decisions because of their potential magnitude," Rubin writes. Rubin's op-ed comes as the Senate...
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Iraq elects new president as attacks kill dozens
2014-07-25 01:40:08| Food - Topix.net
Police in suburban Philadelphia are investigating a shooting at a hospital campus and say they have reports people have been injured and a suspect is in custody.
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