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Pennsylvania supermarkets battle for beer cafe supremacy
2015-06-20 19:00:23| Grocery - Topix.net
More and more supermarket chains across Pennsylvania are acquiring restaurant liquor licenses, turning a portion of their stores into alcohol-infused cafes where customers can grab a drink with a meal or buy a 12-pack of beer to take home. In the Lehigh Valley, the latest chain with plans brewing is Weis Markets Inc., the Sunbury, Northumberland County, supermarket company with 11 stores in the region.
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Firefighters battle massive blazes from Alaska to drought-hit California
2015-06-20 00:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters were working on Friday to contain several massive wildfires raging from Alaska to drought-hit California that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes and damaged dozens of structures. The so-called Lake Fire in a mountainous national forest outside Los Angeles had swelled to 11,000 acres (4,500 hectares) on Friday from 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares) the day before as it scorched old-growth timber on steep slopes and threatened some 150 structures, the San Bernardino...
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The battle for breakfast
2015-06-19 20:07:09| Agriculture - Topix.net
Recently I had the good fortune to fulfill a long-term dream to sail on the original Sea Cloud, a four-masted ship of great beauty. Designed as his fifth by the financier E. F. Hutton and originally known as the Hussar V, this German-built ship was hailed in the papers as "the largest private sailing yacht in the world" when it was built in 1932.
Climate change projects in poorest nations lose out in battle for funds
2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Urgent plans to help the world's poorest people become more resilient to extreme weather and rising seas are on hold because of a lack of cash in a U.N. climate fund set up for least developed countries, amid fierce competition for limited aid. Projects awaiting support include helping government officials in Bangladesh and Rwanda work out how to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change, and keeping health facilities safe from storms and tidal surges in Pacific Island nations. Other schemes...
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Battle Over New Oil Train Standards Pits Safety Against Cost
2015-06-19 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The federal government's new rules aimed at preventing explosive oil train derailments are sparking a backlash from all sides. The railroads, oil producers and shippers say some of the new safety requirements are unproven and too costly, yet some safety advocates and environmental groups say the regulations aren't strict enough and still leave too many people at risk. Since February, five trains carrying North Dakota Bakken crude oil have derailed and exploded into flames in the U.S. and Canada....
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