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The Worlds Poorest Nations Say Yes to Emissions Cuts
2013-04-01 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: In what could be a far-reaching move, the world's poorest countries say they are now prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases. The move has the potential to quicken the pace of the glacially-slow U.N. negotiations, which have for years been trying to agree an effective way to cut emissions in order to avoid runaway climate change. A Ugandan family. Uganda is one of the 49 countries comprising The Group of Least Developed Countries, a key partner in...
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Caribbean nations search for oil amid spill fears
2013-04-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open their seas to oil exploration. From the Bahamas and Cuba down to Aruba and Suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potentially rich offshore deposits in the Caribbean. The countries hope drilling could lead to a black-gold bonanza, easing demand for imported oil and diversifying their economies. It's a longstanding...
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China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors
2013-04-01 15:13:20| InfoWorld: Top News
China has slammed a new U.S. funding law that will tighten scrutiny of information technology purchases from the country, and said it could severely damage the mutual trust between the two nations. "The contents of the U.S. congressional act sends a very wrong signal, and could directly affect normal trade between Chinese enterprises and U.S. business partners," the country's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday.
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Nations Largest Whole-Hog Barbecue Cook-Off April 5-6
2013-04-01 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Newport, North Carolina’s annual barbecue cook-off is set for April 5 and 6, leading off a series of events that will culminate with the state championship cooking contest in Raleigh in late September. read more
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EPA: The nation's rivers are in sad shape
2013-03-27 17:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: From the largest urban rivers to the tiniest undisturbed creeks, nearly 2,000 locations in rivers and streams across the country were sampled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2008 and 2009. The findings, published in the National Rivers and Streams Assessment 20082009, paint a dismal picture of the state of the nations waterways. The study found that more than 55 percent of our rivers and streams are in poor condition, posing health risks to fish, other wildlife and humans. Meanwhile,...
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