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'Climate change, erosion pushing new generations to poverty along Ganga'

2016-06-28 05:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Money Life: Climate change and vicious river bank erosion in the post-Farakka Barrage period have blurred the lines between the rich and the poor and are pushing successive generations to grinding poverty along the lower stretches of the mighty Ganga in West Bengal. The frequent nature of erosion is induced by hydraulic control by the commissioning of the barrage in 1975 and Indo-Bangladesh water sharing treaty of 1977 and 1996, experts say. And the famed weaver's colony (taantis) in Shantipur block of West...

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Obama says U.S. needs preserve national parks for future generations

2016-06-18 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fresno Bee: President Barack Obama and his family have a full day of sightseeing, hiking and a speech planned for Saturday in Yosemite National Park. While the president has some business to attend to, first lady Michelle Obama told Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, on Friday evening that the family plans to hike all over the park as much as we can. Bee staff writers John Ellis, Andrea Castillo, Carmen George and Tim Sheehan and photographers Craig Kohlruss and Eric Paul Zamora are reporting from the park. The...

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Leonardo DiCaprio: This Is the Video Future Generations Will Be Wishing Everyone Watched Today

2016-03-18 12:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has advocated for a number of worthy causes, from fighting climate change to the importance of conservation. Now, with a single tweet, the planetary steward shines a light on the colossal environmental impact of animal agriculture. "This is the video future generations will be wishing everyone watched today." https://t.co/h3txowAwyJ via @MercyforAnimals -- Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) March 16, 2016 In his tweet, DiCaprio included a link to a stunning...

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Keynote Speaker addresses how to sell across generations.

2016-02-22 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

AAMA hosted speaker Matt Beaudreau from the Center for Generational Kinetics at its 2016 Annual Conference. For those at the conference, he drew a map for selling across generations and offered strategies that can help drive sales. He discussed the many differences among generations in terms of relationship to technology, relationships with each other, spending habits, and other categories. He also addressed the common belief that Millennials are often an entitled generation.

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